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2012 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey 1

2012 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey

ATOD Prevalence Tables

Appendix C: Detailed Tables


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Table 1. Major demographic characteristics of surveyed Florida youth, 2012

Unweighted Weighted

% N % N

Sex

Female 50.1 35,487 48.2 34,179

Male 48.4 34,279 50.2 35,544

Race/Ethnic group

American Indian 2.0 1,422 1.2 850

Asian 2.0 1,446 2.4 1,732

African American 14.6 10,337 17.2 12,176

Hispanic/Latino 15.3 10,858 22.7 16,088

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 247 0.3 238

Other/Multiple 16.3 11,570 16.2 11,450

White, non-Hispanic 48.4 34,331 39.2 27,787

Age

10 0.1 105 0.2 130

11 6.7 4,782 5.7 4,037

12 15.4 10,933 12.9 9,151

13 17.4 12,355 14.5 10,289

14 16.0 11,335 14.9 10,537

15 14.4 10,183 15.1 10,727

16 12.5 8,892 14.7 10,384

17 10.7 7,599 13.5 9,533

18 5.5 3,900 7.4 5,217

19 or older 0.8 564 0.9 627

Grade

6th 17.8 12,628 14.6 10,330

7th 17.7 12,570 14.6 10,332

8th 16.8 11,913 14.3 10,134

9th 14.4 10,189 15.6 11,051

10th 13.1 9,263 14.6 10,314

11th 11.2 7,905 13.9 9,879

12th 9.0 6,391 12.4 8,819

Middle School 52.4 37,111 43.5 30,796

High School 47.6 33,748 56.5 40,063

Total 100.0 70,859 100.0 70,859

Note: Some categories do not sum to 100% of the total due to missing values (e.g., not all survey questions were answered). In addition, rounding can produce totals that do not equal 100%. “N” represents the number of valid cases.


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Table 2. Demographic characteristics of historical samples—2002 to 2012

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

N % N % N % N % N % N %

Sex

Female 32,534 51.7 31,076 51.5 27,252 47.6 43,913 48.0 35,119 48.2 34,179 48.2

Male 28,411 45.1 27,126 45.0 28,304 49.4 45,413 49.6 36,540 50.2 35,544 50.2

Race/Ethnic group

African American 12,100 19.2 11,358 18.8 9,572 16.7 16,647 18.2 12,829 17.7 12,176 17.2

Hispanic/Latino 11,786 18.7 12,820 21.2 11,336 19.8 20,767 22.7 16,990 23.5 16,088 22.7

White, non-

Hispanic 27,644 43.9 25,443 42.2 26,239 45.8 37,000 40.4 29,034 40.1 27,787 39.2

Age

11 2,342 3.7 2,367 3.9 1,951 3.4 3,294 3.6 2,655 3.6 4,037 5.7

12 8,767 13.9 7,778 12.9 6,872 12.0 10,971 12.0 8,828 12.1 9,151 12.9

13 9,552 15.2 9,144 15.2 8,377 14.6 13,299 14.5 10,495 14.4 10,289 14.5

14 9,835 15.6 9,586 15.9 8,781 15.3 14,098 15.4 10,640 14.6 10,537 14.9

15 10,912 17.3 10,397 17.2 9,914 17.3 14,339 15.7 11,346 15.6 10,727 15.1

16 8,763 13.9 8,675 14.4 8,861 15.5 13,913 15.2 11,220 15.4 10,384 14.7

17 7,251 11.5 7,468 12.4 7,453 13.0 12,824 14.0 10,069 13.8 9,533 13.5

18 4,531 7.2 4,214 7.0 4,270 7.5 7,552 8.3 6,339 8.7 5,217 7.4

Grade

6th 9,751 15.5 8,939 14.8 7,818 13.7 13,265 14.5 10,458 14.4 10,330 14.6

7th 9,700 15.4 9,082 15.0 8,435 14.7 13,552 14.8 10,655 14.6 10,332 14.6

8th 9,319 14.8 8,885 14.7 8,377 14.6 12,869 14.1 10,428 14.3 10,134 14.3

9th 11,932 19.0 11,137 18.5 9,884 17.3 14,738 16.1 11,566 15.9 11,051 15.6

10th 8,302 13.2 8,391 13.9 8,545 14.9 13,593 14.9 10,486 14.4 10,314 14.6

11th 7,211 11.5 7,197 11.9 7,491 13.1 12,297 13.4 10,131 13.9 9,879 13.9

12th 6,163 9.8 6,283 10.4 6,343 11.1 11,157 12.2 9,072 12.5 8,819 12.4

Middle School 28,771 45.7 26,906 44.6 24,630 43.0 39,686 43.4 31,541 43.3 30,796 43.5

High School 33,608 53.4 33,008 54.7 32,263 56.3 51,785 56.6 41,256 56.7 40,063 56.5

Total 62,934 100.0 60,345 100.0 57,274 100.0 91,471 100.0 72,797 100.0 70,859 100.0

Note: Demographic results represent samples after sample weights have been applied.


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Table 3. Lifetime prevalence of ATOD use, 2012

Grade Level

6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

% % % % % % %

Alcohol 17.4 29.3 40.2 51.8 58.6 66.6 70.1

Cigarettes 6.7 11.7 17.1 22.8 26.2 30.2 36.5

Marijuana or Hashish 2.8 7.5 14.8 24.4 31.7 39.2 44.6

Synthetic Marijuana -- -- -- 9.7 11.8 14.6 16.7

Inhalants 8.3 10.6 10.7 8.1 6.1 5.6 5.4

Club Drugs 0.6 0.9 1.9 3.1 4.2 5.7 7.8

LSD, PCP or Mushrooms 0.5 1.1 2.5 3.7 4.1 5.6 7.6

Methamphetamine 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1

Cocaine or Crack Cocaine 0.8 1.0 1.7 2.4 2.5 3.4 4.4

Heroin 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8

Depressants 0.9 1.4 3.0 4.5 5.8 7.9 9.6

Prescription Pain Relievers 2.5 3.7 4.7 6.4 7.7 9.9 10.5

Prescription Amphetamines 0.7 1.2 1.5 2.4 4.2 5.4 7.8

Steroids (without a doctor’s order) 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.3

Over-the-Counter Drugs 2.8 3.9 4.6 5.9 6.6 7.8 7.5


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Table 4. Past-30-day prevalence of ATOD use, 2012

Grade Level

71. 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

% % % % % % %

Alcohol 6.5 12 18.5 26.7 31.4 36.8 42.7

Binge Drinking 2.1 4.6 7.4 11.9 14.8 17.8 22.1

Cigarettes 1.3 2.4 4.3 6.6 7.8 11 13.9

Marijuana or Hashish 1.1 3.8 7.7 13.2 17.1 21.6 23.2

Synthetic Marijuana -- -- -- 4.1 3.9 4.9 4.4

Inhalants 3.6 4.1 3.7 2.3 1.5 1.2 1.2

Club Drugs 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.4 1.7 2.2

LSD, PCP or Mushrooms 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.6

Methamphetamine 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.3

Cocaine or Crack Cocaine 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.3

Heroin 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.3

Depressants 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.5 2.2 2.4 2.5

Prescription Pain Relievers 1.4 1.6 2.0 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.9

Prescription Amphetamines 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.4 1.6 1.9

Steroids (without a doctor’s order) 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8

Over-the-Counter Drugs 1.1 1.8 2.2 2.8 2.5 3.0 2.2

Note: Binge drinking is defined as having had five or more alcoholic drinks in a row in the past two weeks.


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Table 5. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used alcohol in lifetime and past 30 days—2002 to 2012

Alcohol Use

Lifetime Past 30 Days

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 57.3 58.7 58.1 54.9 53.0 48.8 31.4 32.9 33.1 30.6 29.4 25.3

Male 55.8 56.3 54.3 51.5 50.2 45.8 31.0 31.7 30.9 29.0 28.3 23.8

Race/Ethnic group

African American 42.3 45.3 43.7 42.8 45.0 38.7 19.8 20.8 19.3 20.1 21.7 17.4

Hispanic/Latino 57.8 60.2 56.8 55.7 54.0 48.8 31.6 33.6 31.8 31.5 30.3 25.5

White, non-

Hispanic 63.5 63.0 61.5 57.6 54.4 50.5 37.0 37.9 37.9 34.5 32.4 27.6

Age

11 24.8 24.1 20.0 18.3 15.2 14.6 8.5 10.1 7.2 6.8 5.7 5.6

12 32.7 33.2 29.4 26.6 25.2 21.0 12.5 12.1 11.6 10.2 10.3 7.2

13 43.5 44.1 41.5 37.9 36.4 31.6 20.3 21.4 19.2 17.6 16.8 14.0

14 56.7 56.4 52.5 49.7 49.2 44.8 29.0 29.7 27.9 26.2 25.3 20.3

15 63.8 65.0 62.9 59.3 58.0 54.8 35.7 37.0 36.1 32.8 32.3 29.1

16 69.0 70.9 69.8 67.3 64.4 62.4 41.2 42.2 41.9 39.4 37.4 33.4

17 73.8 73.5 73.1 70.7 68.5 68.4 45.1 46.0 46.1 44.2 41.9 40.2

18 74.5 75.9 75.8 73.2 70.2 68.9 50.4 53.2 53.3 47.9 46.6 42.0

Grade

6th 30.4 29.3 26.3 24.2 22.6 17.4 11.6 11.2 11.0 10.3 9.4 6.5

7th 42.0 43.1 39.4 37.0 35.1 29.3 19.4 20.7 17.5 17.0 16.8 12.0

8th 54.9 55.1 52.3 47.9 48.0 40.2 28.4 28.8 27.7 24.7 24.1 18.5

9th 62.2 63.9 60.3 57.3 56.4 51.8 34.7 35.8 34.4 31.6 31.1 26.7

10th 68.4 68.8 68.4 66.0 63.7 58.6 38.3 40.5 40.7 38.1 37.1 31.4

11th 73.0 73.9 72.6 70.0 67.1 66.6 44.7 45.4 44.0 42.5 39.7 36.8

12th 75.4 75.8 76.0 73.9 70.3 70.1 51.4 51.0 52.2 48.2 46.0 42.7

Middle School 42.3 42.6 39.7 36.3 35.3 28.9 19.7 20.3 19.0 17.3 16.8 12.3

High School 68.5 69.6 68.4 66.2 63.9 61.3 40.8 42.0 41.8 39.5 38.0 33.9

Total 56.5 57.5 56.1 53.2 51.5 47.3 31.2 32.3 32.0 29.8 28.8 24.6


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Table 6. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used alcohol, and number of occasions in past 30 days, 2012

2012 Alcohol

Number of Occasions in Past 30 Days

0 1-2 3-5 6-9 10-19 20-39 40+

% % % % % % %

Sex

Female 74.7 15.1 5.5 2.3 1.5 0.4 0.5

Male 76.2 12.7 5.2 2.8 1.6 0.5 1.0

Race/Ethnic group

African American 82.6 10.8 3.4 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.5

Hispanic/Latino 74.5 14.6 5.5 2.6 1.7 0.4 0.7

White, non-

Hispanic 72.4 15.1 6.3 3.1 1.8 0.5 0.8

Age

11 94.4 4.1 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2

12 92.8 5.1 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.2

13 86.0 9.7 2.2 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.2

14 79.7 12.5 4.0 2.0 1.1 0.4 0.3

15 70.9 16.7 6.4 2.9 1.8 0.5 0.8

16 66.6 17.8 8.4 3.7 2.3 0.5 0.8

17 59.8 20.2 10.3 4.7 2.7 0.7 1.6

18 58.0 21.9 8.2 5.1 3.5 1.1 2.2

Grade

6th 93.5 4.6 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2

7th 88.0 8.1 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.2

8th 81.5 11.7 3.5 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.4

9th 73.3 15.7 5.5 2.6 1.8 0.5 0.7

10th 68.6 17.3 7.6 3.4 1.8 0.5 0.8

11th 63.2 19.1 9.1 3.9 2.8 0.6 1.3

12th 57.3 21.4 9.8 5.3 3.3 0.9 2.0

Middle School 87.7 8.2 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.3

High School 66.1 18.2 7.9 3.7 2.3 0.6 1.2

Total 75.4 13.9 5.4 2.5 1.6 0.4 0.8

Note: Percentages total to 100% across each row. Rounding can produce totals that do not equal 100%.


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Table 7. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who reported binge drinking—2002 to 2012

Binge Drinking

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % %

Sex

Female 14.8 14.9 15.8 14.0 13.0 10.6

Male 17.5 17.2 17.6 15.6 15.2 11.9

Race/Ethnic group

African American 9.0 9.0 8.6 8.1 9.7 7.1

Hispanic/Latino 15.2 17.1 16.5 15.2 15.1 12.3

White, non-

Hispanic 20.2 19.4 20.5 18.3 16.6 12.8

Age

11 3.0 2.6 2.3 1.8 1.7 1.5

12 4.3 4.4 4.2 2.8 3.7 2.2

13 8.4 8.1 7.8 6.0 6.5 4.9

14 13.6 12.8 12.7 10.5 10.8 8.3

15 18.4 18.3 17.6 16.0 14.2 13.5

16 22.4 22.5 23.8 21.6 18.7 16.0

17 24.7 25.5 27.0 24.3 22.6 19.9

18 32.5 31.3 33.3 29.8 28.4 22.1

Grade

6th 4.4 4.6 4.6 3.4 3.8 2.1

7th 8.3 8.5 7.4 6.2 6.9 4.6

8th 13.1 12.5 12.8 9.1 10.0 7.4

9th 17.1 17.3 17.0 16.0 14.0 11.9

10th 21.5 21.6 22.3 20.3 18.0 14.8

11th 24.2 24.6 24.3 22.5 21.0 17.8

12th 31.2 27.9 32.0 29.3 27.1 22.1

Middle School 8.6 8.5 8.4 6.2 6.9 4.7

High School 22.3 22.0 23.0 21.5 19.6 16.4

Total 16.0 16.0 16.8 14.8 14.1 11.3

Note: Binge drinking is defined as having had five or more alcoholic drinks in a row in the past two weeks.


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Table 8. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used cigarettes in lifetime and past 30 days—2002 to 2012

Cigarette Use


2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 36.5 34.9 31.7 27.4 25.4 21.1 11.5 11.9 10.9 8.8 8.1 6.0

Male 35.9 33.0 29.4 26.4 26.5 21.5 11.2 10.9 10.4 9.4 9.5 7.1

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 34.1 34.6 30.1 26.5 25.8 20.3 9.3 10.0 8.3 7.0 7.1 5.2

White, non-

Hispanic 43.1 39.2 35.3 32.0 30.7 25.3 16.0 15.7 14.3 12.9 12.5 9.1

Age

11 12.7 8.7 6.7 5.8 4.8 4.4 2.1 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.9

12 18.0 15.6 12.5 10.1 10.3 7.2 3.6 3.8 2.8 2.0 2.5 1.1

13 27.8 24.5 21.5 17.4 16.5 12.9 7.3 6.4 5.5 4.5 4.1 2.7

14 36.3 32.9 27.1 24.8 23.1 18.3 10.4 9.7 8.5 7.4 6.7 4.4

15 40.9 38.1 33.9 30.5 28.7 24.4 12.4 13.3 11.5 10.0 9.4 7.2

16 44.7 44.1 39.0 34.5 32.7 28.0 15.0 16.5 14.2 12.7 11.6 8.7

17 49.0 47.3 42.7 38.2 36.9 33.9 17.7 17.6 16.8 14.1 13.7 12.8

18 50.6 48.6 47.4 41.4 41.3 36.5 20.3 18.7 21.2 17.6 17.9 14.6

Grade

6th 18.5 14.5 12.4 10.7 10.4 6.7 3.7 3.5 3.0 2.2 2.4 1.3

7th 25.7 24.6 20.9 18.0 16.8 11.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 4.5 2.4

8th 36.1 32.5 27.5 23.7 22.6 17.1 10.7 10.1 9.0 7.1 6.6 4.3

9th 39.6 37.0 31.9 29.0 27.9 22.8 12.3 12.3 10.7 9.7 9.3 6.6

10th 43.0 41.2 37.2 33.1 31.8 26.2 13.4 15.3 13.1 11.8 10.8 7.8

11th 47.9 47.1 39.8 36.8 34.1 30.2 16.8 16.8 14.7 14.0 12.9 11.0

12th 50.3 47.2 47.1 40.3 39.7 36.5 20.0 17.7 20.1 15.7 16.3 13.9

Middle School 26.7 23.9 20.5 17.4 16.6 11.8 7.1 6.9 6.0 4.7 4.5 2.7

High School 44.2 42.2 38.1 34.4 33.0 28.5 14.9 15.0 14.1 12.6 12.1 9.6

Total 36.2 34.0 30.6 27.0 25.9 21.3 11.4 11.4 10.6 9.1 8.8 6.6


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Table 9. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used marijuana or hashish in lifetime and past 30 days—2002 to 2012

Marijuana or Hashish Use


2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 21.5 22.6 21.5 20.0 22.0 21.9 10.5 10.7 10.1 9.8 11.4 10.6

Male 26.2 24.6 23.6 22.1 25.5 24.5 13.9 12.4 12.6 12.3 14.6 14.1

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 18.5 20.3 19.2 18.7 22.2 21.5 9.0 9.4 8.9 9.6 11.7 11.3

White, non-

Hispanic 30.2 28.8 27.2 25.8 27.9 26.0 15.9 14.5 14.2 14.0 15.5 13.8

Age

11 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.4

12 4.4 4.1 3.5 2.6 4.5 3.4 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.0 2.2 1.4

13 11.4 9.8 8.7 7.6 9.5 9.0 5.7 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.8 4.3

14 20.3 19.1 16.7 15.4 18.5 17.2 10.5 9.3 8.7 8.1 10.3 8.7

15 28.0 27.9 25.7 24.1 26.7 28.0 14.8 14.6 13.5 13.3 15.1 15.3

16 35.5 36.8 33.6 31.5 35.0 35.0 18.5 18.0 17.0 16.9 19.1 19.0

17 40.0 39.3 37.6 36.7 39.4 41.9 19.9 18.4 18.6 18.5 21.0 22.8

18 41.7 41.8 42.4 39.1 41.0 43.8 20.3 19.6 20.3 20.4 22.9 23.3

Grade

6th 4.7 3.6 3.9 2.9 3.8 2.8 2.4 1.8 1.9 1.3 2.0 1.1

7th 10.5 10.3 8.8 7.6 9.7 7.5 5.3 5.2 4.5 4.0 5.0 3.8

8th 19.8 18.5 16.0 15.2 17.9 14.8 10.2 8.9 8.7 7.9 9.9 7.7

9th 27.2 26.2 23.8 22.0 25.9 24.4 14.1 13.6 12.5 12.3 15.0 13.2

10th 32.9 33.7 31.1 29.8 33.7 31.7 17.1 16.8 15.6 15.9 18.5 17.1

11th 39.3 38.8 35.3 35.6 36.9 39.2 19.9 17.7 17.6 18.0 19.8 21.6

12th 40.6 40.6 42.0 38.0 40.7 44.6 19.9 19.2 19.9 19.7 21.8 23.2

Middle School 11.6 10.9 9.8 8.5 10.5 8.3 5.9 5.3 5.2 4.4 5.7 4.2

High School 33.6 33.6 32.0 30.8 33.8 34.4 17.2 16.4 16.0 16.2 18.6 18.5

Total 23.6 23.5 22.5 21.1 23.8 23.2 12.1 11.5 11.4 11.1 13.0 12.4


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Table 10. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used marijuana or hashish, and number of occasions in past 30 days,

2012

2012 Marijuana or Hashish

Number of Occasions in Past 30 Days

0 1-2 3-5 6-9 10-19 20-39 40+

% % % % % % %

Sex

Female 89.4 4.4 1.9 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.8

Male 85.9 4.4 2.3 1.6 1.9 1.3 2.6

Race/Ethnic group

African American 89.9 3.6 1.9 1.3 1.3 0.8 1.2

Hispanic/Latino 88.7 4.4 1.9 1.2 1.7 0.8 1.3

White, non-

Hispanic 86.2 4.8 2.3 1.6 1.7 1.4 2.0

Age

11 99.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

12 98.6 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

13 95.7 2.0 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5

14 91.3 3.8 1.4 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.6

15 84.7 5.9 2.7 2.0 2.2 0.9 1.5

16 81.0 6.2 3.6 2.6 2.4 1.7 2.5

17 77.2 7.5 4.1 2.2 2.7 2.6 3.7

18 76.7 7.0 3.8 2.6 2.8 2.2 4.9

Grade

6th 98.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

7th 96.2 2.0 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3

8th 92.3 3.1 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.8

9th 86.8 4.8 2.2 2.0 1.9 0.9 1.5

10th 82.9 6.3 3.1 2.1 2.2 1.2 2.1

11th 78.4 6.9 3.6 2.7 2.9 2.3 3.2

12th 76.8 7.3 4.2 2.2 2.6 2.5 4.4

Middle School 95.8 1.9 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4

High School 81.5 6.3 3.2 2.2 2.4 1.7 2.7

Total 87.6 4.4 2.1 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.7



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Table 11. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used synthetic marijuana in lifetime and past 30 days—2011 to 2012

Synthetic marijuana use


2011 2012 2011 2012

% % % %

Sex

Female 10.3 10.9 2.2 3.3

Male 13.5 15.2 4.4 5.3

Race/Ethnic group

African American 5.3 5.7 1.9 2.2

Hispanic/Latino 9.1 9.1 2.3 3.8

White, non-

Hispanic 15.7 17.5 4.3 5.3

Age

11 -- -- -- --

12 -- -- -- --

13 -- -- -- --

14 5.1 7.5 2.0 2.7

15 10.4 9.9 2.2 4.0

16 11.0 13.5 3.3 4.3

17 13.3 15.6 3.4 5.1

18 19.1 16.9 6.0 4.5

Grade

6th -- -- -- --

7th -- -- -- --

8th -- -- -- --

9th 8.4 9.7 2.3 4.1

10th 10.5 11.8 3.0 3.9

11th 12.7 14.6 3.3 4.9

12th 16.6 16.7 4.9 4.4

Middle School -- -- -- --

High School 11.9 13.0 3.3 4.3

Total -- -- -- --


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Table 12. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used inhalants in lifetime and past 30 days—2002 to 2012

Inhalant Use


2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 11.8 13.4 13.4 12.9 11.0 8.9 3.8 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.0

Male 11.6 12.2 10.9 10.0 8.9 6.8 3.5 3.7 3.4 2.8 2.8 2.0

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 10.7 12.2 11.3 11.4 11.0 8.0 3.9 4.3 3.6 3.4 3.8 2.6

White, non-

Hispanic 13.6 14.8 13.9 12.0 9.8 7.9 3.8 4.5 4.2 3.1 2.6 2.1

Age

11 9.4 12.8 10.5 9.7 10.3 7.9 3.5 5.2 4.5 4.4 4.8 2.9

12 12.3 13.9 13.2 11.9 11.4 9.0 4.8 6.5 5.2 4.9 4.6 3.9

13 14.3 16.4 14.6 13.7 13.0 10.8 5.5 7.0 6.0 5.2 5.2 4.0

14 13.7 15.8 14.1 13.8 13.2 9.5 4.8 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.3 3.4

15 11.5 12.2 12.2 11.4 9.9 7.8 2.9 3.5 3.4 2.8 2.8 1.8

16 9.5 10.8 11.8 10.4 7.9 6.1 1.9 2.6 2.9 2.4 2.1 1.5

17 9.8 9.5 10.1 9.4 6.8 5.5 2.4 1.6 2.4 1.8 1.5 1.3

18 8.3 8.7 7.6 8.4 6.7 5.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.1

Grade

6th 11.3 13.0 12.2 11.5 10.8 8.3 4.5 6.0 5.1 5.2 5.0 3.6

7th 14.4 16.7 14.8 12.9 13.7 10.6 5.8 7.5 6.2 5.2 5.1 4.1

8th 15.0 17.2 14.3 15.1 13.1 10.7 5.2 6.2 5.3 5.2 4.3 3.7

9th 10.9 12.1 12.6 11.4 10.1 8.1 3.2 3.3 3.8 2.9 3.0 2.3

10th 9.7 11.6 11.6 10.6 8.4 6.1 1.7 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.4 1.5

11th 9.6 9.0 10.2 9.4 6.9 5.6 2.0 1.7 2.3 1.5 1.3 1.2

12th 9.0 8.6 8.8 8.6 6.1 5.4 2.0 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.2 1.2

Middle School 13.6 15.7 13.8 13.2 12.5 9.9 5.1 6.6 5.5 5.2 4.8 3.8

High School 10.0 10.6 11.0 10.1 8.0 6.4 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.2 2.0 1.6

Total 11.6 12.9 12.2 11.4 10.0 7.9 3.6 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.2 2.5


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Table 13. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used club drugs in lifetime and past 30 days—2008, 2010 and 2012

Club Drug Use


2008 2010 2012 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % %

Sex

Female 1.4 3.5 3.2 0.5 1.1 0.9

Male 1.8 3.9 3.5 0.7 1.4 1.2

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 2.0 4.0 3.6 0.8 1.4 1.2

White, non-

Hispanic 1.6 4.4 3.8 0.5 1.3 1.1

Age

11 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1

12 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3

13 1.3 1.7 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.3

14 2.6 2.8 2.3 1.0 0.9 0.7

15 -- 4.1 3.3 -- 1.5 1.1

16 -- 5.8 5.1 -- 2.0 1.6

17 -- 5.3 6.7 -- 1.7 1.9

18 -- 7.0 7.6 -- 2.0 2.3

Grade

6th 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.2

7th 1.5 1.8 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.4

8th 2.7 2.6 1.9 0.9 0.9 0.7

9th -- 4.2 3.1 -- 1.5 0.9

10th -- 5.1 4.2 -- 1.7 1.4

11th -- 5.7 5.7 -- 1.9 1.7

12th -- 6.2 7.8 -- 1.8 2.2

Middle School 1.6 1.7 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.4

High School -- 5.2 5.1 -- 1.7 1.5

Total -- 3.7 3.4 -- 1.3 1.1

Note: Prior to 2008, individual survey questions were used to ask about the use of Ecstasy, Rohypnol, GHB, and ketamine. These multiple items were replaced with a combined “club drugs” item on the middle school questionnaire in 2009, and on the high school questionnaire in 2010. Please refer to the tables from the 2009 FYSAS for results from the Ecstasy, Rohypnol, GHB, and ketamine questions.


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Table 14. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used LSD, PCP or hallucinogenic mushrooms in lifetime and past 30

days—2008, 2010 and 2012

LSD, PCP or Hallucinogenic Mushroom Use


2008 2010 2012 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % %

Sex

Female 1.1 3.2 2.8 0.3 0.9 0.7

Male 1.9 4.7 4.3 0.8 1.3 1.2

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 1.2 3.4 2.9 0.4 1.1 1.0

White, non-

Hispanic 1.9 5.3 4.5 0.6 1.4 1.1

Age

11 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2

12 0.5 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.3

13 1.6 1.8 1.1 0.5 0.8 0.4

14 2.3 3.1 2.6 0.9 1.0 0.8

15 -- 4.1 3.9 -- 1.3 1.1

16 -- 5.5 4.8 -- 1.4 1.3

17 -- 6.1 6.7 -- 1.3 1.4

18 -- 6.8 7.4 -- 1.9 1.6

Grade

6th 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2

7th 1.3 1.9 1.1 0.5 0.8 0.4

8th 2.6 3.0 2.5 1.0 0.9 0.9

9th -- 4.3 3.7 -- 1.4 1.1

10th -- 5.1 4.1 -- 1.5 1.1

11th -- 5.9 5.6 -- 1.2 1.4

12th -- 6.8 7.6 -- 1.8 1.6

Middle School 1.5 1.9 1.4 0.6 0.7 0.5

High School -- 5.4 5.1 -- 1.4 1.3

Total -- 3.9 3.5 -- 1.1 1.0

Note: Prior to 2008, individual survey questions were used to ask about the use of LSD or PCP, and the use of hallucinogenic mushrooms. These multiple items were replaced with the combined “LSD, PCP or hallucinogenic mushroom” item on the middle school questionnaire in 2009, and on the high school questionnaire in 2010. Please refer to the tables from the 2009 FYSAS for results from the

LSD or PCP question and the hallucinogenic mushrooms question.


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Table 15. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used cocaine or crack cocaine in lifetime and past 30 days—2008, 2010

and 2012

Cocaine or Crack Cocaine Use


2008 2010 2012 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % %

Sex

Female 1.7 2.7 1.9 0.5 0.8 0.5

Male 1.9 3.1 2.6 0.7 0.9 0.8

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 2.6 3.7 2.6 0.8 1.2 0.6

White, non-

Hispanic 1.7 3.2 2.5 0.5 0.7 0.7

Age

11 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.1

12 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.3

13 2.0 1.7 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.2

14 2.5 2.3 1.8 0.8 0.8 0.6

15 -- 2.4 2.3 -- 0.7 0.7

16 -- 4.0 3.1 -- 1.1 0.9

17 -- 4.5 3.5 -- 1.1 0.9

18 -- 5.4 4.7 -- 1.1 1.4

Grade

6th 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.2

7th 1.8 1.8 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.3

8th 2.7 2.4 1.7 0.9 0.8 0.5

9th -- 2.6 2.4 -- 0.8 0.7

10th -- 3.3 2.5 -- 0.9 0.7

11th -- 4.5 3.4 -- 1.1 1.0

12th -- 4.9 4.4 -- 1.0 1.3

Middle School 1.8 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.4

High School -- 3.8 3.1 -- 0.9 0.9

Total -- 2.9 2.3 -- 0.8 0.7 Note: Prior to 2008, individual survey questions were used to ask about the use of cocaine and crack cocaine. These multiple items were replaced with a combined “cocaine or crack cocaine” item on the middle school questionnaire in 2009, and on the high school questionnaire in 2010. Please refer to the tables from the 2009 FYSAS for results from the cocaine question and the crack cocaine question.


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Table 16. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used methamphetamine in lifetime and past 30 days—2002 to 2012

Methamphetamine Use


2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 2.6 2.7 2.0 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4

Male 2.9 2.4 2.1 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 1.9 2.5 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.5

White, non-

Hispanic 3.4 2.7 2.5 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4

Age

11 1.2 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.4

12 1.7 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

13 2.0 2.3 2.2 1.2 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.3

14 2.6 2.8 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.6

15 3.3 2.9 2.0 1.3 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4

16 2.9 2.7 2.6 1.6 1.3 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.7

17 3.4 3.2 2.3 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3

18 3.6 2.7 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.5

Grade

6th 2.0 1.2 1.3 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5

7th 1.8 2.8 2.1 1.2 1.4 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.4

8th 3.1 3.0 2.5 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.5

9th 2.7 2.7 2.2 1.7 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4

10th 3.2 3.0 2.2 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5

11th 3.0 2.7 1.8 1.3 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.7

12th 3.5 2.5 2.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.3

Middle School 2.3 2.4 2.0 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5

High School 3.0 2.7 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

Total 2.7 2.6 2.1 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5


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Table 17. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used depressants in lifetime and past 30 days—2002 to 2012

Depressant Use


2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 7.2 8.1 7.4 6.5 6.5 5.2 2.8 3.2 2.8 2.4 2.3 1.6

Male 6.6 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.2 4.1 3.0 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.5

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 4.6 5.3 4.4 4.0 5.0 4.3 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.1 1.6 1.5

White, non-

Hispanic 10.9 10.8 9.6 9.3 8.2 6.2 4.6 4.2 3.6 3.4 2.8 2.1

Age

11 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2

12 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6

13 3.1 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.6 1.8 1.3 1.0 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.6

14 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.2 4.6 3.2 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.2

15 8.2 8.9 6.9 6.8 5.9 4.8 3.7 3.6 3.0 2.3 2.2 1.9

16 10.2 10.8 9.7 8.4 8.6 7.0 4.2 4.5 3.7 3.2 3.1 2.4

17 13.2 12.5 11.2 10.6 9.2 9.0 5.4 4.4 4.0 3.4 2.7 2.6

18 11.9 13.4 11.8 11.3 10.4 8.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.0 2.4

Grade

6th 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5

7th 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.0 2.9 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.6

8th 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.1 4.3 3.0 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.2

9th 7.4 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.5 3.2 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.4 1.5

10th 10.3 10.4 9.0 8.2 7.9 5.8 4.5 4.4 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.2

11th 12.6 12.2 10.1 10.1 9.7 7.9 5.1 4.2 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.4

12th 12.7 12.7 12.0 11.0 9.5 9.6 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.1 2.8 2.5

Middle School 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.8 1.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.8

High School 10.2 10.4 9.1 8.7 8.2 6.8 4.2 3.9 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.1

Total 7.0 7.1 6.5 6.0 5.8 4.6 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.1 2.0 1.6


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Table 18. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used heroin in lifetime and past 30 days—2002 to 2012

Heroin Use


2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2

Male 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3

White, non-

Hispanic 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3

Age

11 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1

12 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1

13 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.2

14 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3

15 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3

16 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.1 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.4

17 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4

18 1.3 0.6 1.0 0.9 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4

Grade

6th 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1

7th 0.8 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.2

8th 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3

9th 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.3

10th 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.4

11th 1.3 0.8 1.1 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5

12th 1.5 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3

Middle School 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2

High School 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4

Total 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3


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Table 19. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used prescription pain relievers in lifetime and past 30 days—2002 to

2012

Prescription Pain Reliever Use


2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 8.4 9.4 9.1 8.3 8.0 7.0 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.6

Male 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.6 6.9 5.9 3.4 3.0 2.9 3.2 2.7 2.0

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 4.8 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.8 5.8 1.9 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.5

White, non-

Hispanic 12.0 12.3 11.7 11.4 10.0 7.9 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.2 3.6 2.3

Age

11 1.9 2.3 1.6 1.9 2.5 2.2 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.3

12 2.9 3.4 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.7 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.7 1.4 1.2

13 5.4 5.1 4.7 4.9 4.1 4.0 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.7

14 7.0 6.3 6.8 6.9 6.2 5.0 3.2 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.0 2.0

15 8.7 9.8 8.9 8.9 7.7 6.8 3.9 4.2 3.4 3.6 3.3 2.8

16 10.9 12.3 11.3 10.3 10.7 8.8 5.0 4.8 4.5 4.0 3.8 2.9

17 12.8 12.7 12.5 12.0 11.0 10.7 4.9 4.8 4.6 3.9 3.5 2.9

18 13.1 14.0 14.0 12.7 11.1 10.0 4.7 3.8 4.6 5.0 3.5 2.8

Grade

6th 2.9 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.4

7th 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.7 4.0 3.7 2.3 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.1 1.6

8th 7.5 7.2 6.8 7.3 6.2 4.7 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.0

9th 8.2 8.5 8.2 8.2 7.4 6.4 3.8 3.8 3.2 3.7 3.1 2.5

10th 10.4 11.5 10.9 10.0 10.4 7.7 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.6 3.9 2.8

11th 12.6 12.8 11.9 11.7 10.8 9.9 4.8 4.8 4.2 3.9 3.3 2.9

12th 13.1 13.4 13.3 12.1 10.6 10.5 4.9 4.2 4.4 4.5 3.4 2.9

Middle School 5.0 5.1 4.8 4.9 4.4 3.6 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.2 1.7

High School 10.6 11.1 10.8 10.4 9.7 8.5 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.4 2.8

Total 8.0 8.5 8.3 8.0 7.4 6.4 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.3

Note: The results from 2002 and 2004 represent the combination of two different survey items covering the use of OxyContin® and “Other Prescription Pain Relievers.” Starting in 2006, these were

combined into a single survey item.


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Table 20. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used over-the-counter drugs in lifetime and past 30 days—2008, 2010 and

2012

Over-the-Counter Drug Use


2008 2010 2012 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % %

Sex

Female 5.9 6.9 5.9 2.6 2.8 2.5

Male 3.9 6.2 5.2 1.8 2.3 2.0

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 4.8 6.3 5.7 2.1 2.5 2.4

White, non-

Hispanic 4.8 7.2 5.7 2.2 2.4 2.0

Age

11 2.1 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.4 1.0

12 2.8 3.4 2.5 1.5 1.7 1.2

13 5.0 4.5 4.1 2.1 2.1 1.6

14 7.0 6.4 5.0 3.1 3.1 2.4

15 -- 8.1 6.0 -- 3.4 2.7

16 -- 8.1 7.3 -- 2.7 3.0

17 -- 7.8 7.6 -- 2.4 2.3

18 -- 8.8 8.4 -- 2.8 2.7

Grade

6th 3.2 3.1 2.8 1.6 1.3 1.1

7th 4.4 4.8 3.9 1.9 2.2 1.8

8th 7.2 6.3 4.6 3.3 2.9 2.2

9th -- 7.4 5.9 -- 3.5 2.8

10th -- 8.5 6.6 -- 3.0 2.5

11th -- 7.9 7.8 -- 2.5 3.0

12th -- 8.2 7.5 -- 2.4 2.2

Middle School 4.9 4.8 3.7 2.2 2.2 1.7

High School -- 8.0 6.9 -- 2.9 2.6

Total -- 6.6 5.5 -- 2.6 2.2


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Table 21. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used steroids without a doctor’s order in lifetime and past 30 days—2002

to 2012

Steroid Use


2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2

Male 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 0.9 1.5 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4

White, non-

Hispanic 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4

Age

11 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1

12 1.1 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2

13 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2

14 1.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

15 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4

16 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.5

17 1.2 1.7 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.4

18 1.7 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.6 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.0

Grade

6th 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.3

7th 1.5 1.6 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2

8th 1.8 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4

9th 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4

10th 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.4

11th 1.1 1.5 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.4

12th 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.8

Middle School 1.5 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3

High School 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5

Total 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4


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Table 22. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used prescription amphetamines in lifetime and past 30 days—2002 to

2012

Prescription Amphetamine Use


2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 3.9 4.1 4.7 3.8 3.9 3.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.1 1.0

Male 4.5 3.7 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.1 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.0

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.6 2.3 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.7

White, non-

Hispanic 6.4 6.0 6.5 5.8 5.3 4.5 2.0 1.8 2.1 1.7 1.4 1.4

Age

11 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

12 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4

13 2.5 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.4

14 4.0 3.3 3.4 2.6 2.5 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8

15 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.1 3.3 2.9 1.8 1.4 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.1

16 6.0 6.2 6.8 4.7 5.4 4.8 1.7 2.1 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.5

17 6.5 6.1 6.9 6.3 6.1 6.7 1.7 1.6 2.1 1.5 1.6 1.8

18 5.5 6.0 6.6 7.5 7.2 7.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 2.2 1.6 1.7

Grade

6th 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3

7th 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5

8th 3.7 3.3 3.5 2.4 2.4 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.5 0.8 0.9 0.5

9th 5.0 4.3 4.5 4.0 3.4 2.4 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.0

10th 5.4 5.8 6.4 4.6 4.9 4.2 1.5 1.8 2.0 1.2 1.4 1.4

11th 6.4 5.6 6.5 5.9 6.0 5.4 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6

12th 6.0 6.2 6.8 7.0 6.8 7.8 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.9 1.4 1.9

Middle School 2.4 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.4

High School 5.6 5.3 5.9 5.3 5.2 4.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5

Total 4.1 3.9 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.2 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0


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Table 23. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used any illicit drug in lifetime and past 30 days—2002 to 2012

Any Illicit Drug


2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 31.6 34.1 32.5 31.3 32.7 31.6 16.0 17.5 15.6 15.7 17.3 16.3

Male 34.6 33.9 32.0 30.6 33.2 31.8 18.6 17.6 16.9 16.6 18.6 18.0

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 29.3 31.6 29.2 28.7 32.1 30.4 14.6 15.9 13.6 14.5 16.8 16.3

White, non-

Hispanic 38.8 39.1 37.0 35.1 35.9 33.8 20.8 20.6 19.5 18.7 20.0 18.0

Age

11 13.7 16.7 13.5 12.7 13.8 12.0 6.4 8.3 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.3

12 17.9 18.9 17.3 16.3 17.0 14.1 8.5 9.6 7.7 7.6 8.2 6.7

13 24.9 25.6 22.3 22.6 22.4 21.0 12.9 13.5 11.0 11.1 11.0 9.8

14 31.2 31.4 28.1 28.4 29.8 27.0 16.7 16.1 14.4 14.5 16.3 14.2

15 36.6 36.9 34.7 32.9 35.6 35.5 18.9 19.7 17.6 17.6 20.0 20.4

16 41.5 43.7 41.2 37.9 41.8 41.4 21.7 22.4 21.2 20.3 23.2 23.1

17 45.1 44.5 43.4 42.3 44.9 47.8 23.9 22.5 22.4 21.9 24.7 26.8

18 46.1 47.2 47.7 44.2 45.7 49.4 23.9 22.8 24.1 24.6 25.9 27.1

Grade

6th 17.8 18.5 16.9 16.3 16.0 13.2 8.9 9.7 7.9 8.2 8.2 6.3

7th 23.9 26.0 22.6 21.7 23.2 19.3 12.6 14.4 11.4 11.0 11.2 9.3

8th 32.2 31.7 27.8 29.5 29.2 25.7 16.8 16.2 14.5 15.0 15.6 13.2

9th 35.6 35.2 32.9 31.0 34.8 32.8 18.3 18.5 17.1 16.3 20.1 18.4

10th 39.0 41.2 39.1 36.7 40.9 38.3 20.5 21.0 19.5 19.3 22.7 21.4

11th 44.5 44.6 42.2 41.2 42.7 45.5 23.2 22.1 21.3 21.2 23.2 25.7

12th 45.2 45.6 46.9 43.2 45.7 49.4 23.9 22.6 23.8 23.7 25.6 26.9

Middle School 24.6 25.4 22.6 22.5 22.8 19.4 12.7 13.5 11.4 11.4 11.7 9.6

High School 40.1 40.8 39.4 37.5 40.7 41.0 20.9 20.7 20.0 19.8 22.7 22.9

Total 33.0 33.9 32.2 31.0 33.0 31.7 17.2 17.5 16.3 16.2 18.0 17.2

Note: In 2008, on the middle school questionnaire, a reduced set of items was used to measure the use of club drugs, cocaine, and hallucinogens. In 2010, this reduced item set was adopted by the high

school questionnaire. In 2008, the middle school questionnaire began to measure the illicit use of over-the-counter drugs. These items were added to the high school questionnaire in 2010. Also, in 2011, the high school questionnaire began to measure the use of synthetic marijuana. As a result of these changes, please exercise caution when comparing results from different years.


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Table 24. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used any illicit drug other than marijuana in lifetime and past 30 days—

2002 to 2012

Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana


2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 22.7 24.7 23.0 22.4 22.0 19.7 9.8 11.1 9.9 9.6 9.8 8.6

Male 22.9 22.5 21.2 20.3 20.0 17.8 10.5 9.9 9.4 9.1 8.8 7.7

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 21.0 23.0 20.2 19.4 21.1 18.9 8.8 10.1 8.3 8.4 9.3 8.5

White, non-

Hispanic 27.3 28.1 26.5 25.1 23.0 20.2 12.0 12.3 11.5 10.5 9.9 8.0

Age

11 13.2 16.0 13.1 12.4 13.2 11.6 6.2 7.8 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.2

12 16.2 17.6 16.2 15.3 15.2 12.5 7.7 8.9 7.1 7.2 7.1 5.9

13 20.4 22.2 18.9 19.7 18.1 16.3 9.7 11.4 8.9 8.8 8.5 6.9

14 22.9 23.5 21.3 21.8 21.7 17.8 10.7 10.9 9.8 9.9 10.1 8.2

15 24.3 24.8 23.0 21.9 22.1 19.0 10.5 10.7 9.6 9.4 9.7 8.8

16 24.7 27.2 26.0 22.9 23.7 22.0 10.2 11.7 10.8 9.3 10.6 9.6

17 27.6 26.5 25.8 24.8 23.9 24.3 11.7 10.3 10.9 10.0 9.7 9.3

18 27.9 26.7 27.3 26.1 24.0 24.5 11.5 9.7 11.7 12.0 10.1 10.0

Grade

6th 16.0 17.2 15.4 15.2 14.4 12.1 7.9 9.0 7.1 7.6 7.3 5.8

7th 19.9 22.6 19.4 18.8 19.4 15.4 9.8 12.1 9.4 8.8 8.8 6.7

8th 24.1 24.7 21.3 23.2 21.1 18.3 11.1 11.5 9.9 10.5 9.4 8.3

9th 23.1 23.7 22.7 21.0 21.9 18.8 9.9 10.3 9.6 9.0 10.2 8.6

10th 24.3 26.3 24.8 22.6 23.4 19.5 10.2 10.8 10.3 9.0 10.4 8.8

11th 26.2 26.4 25.0 24.0 23.5 23.3 10.8 10.3 10.1 9.5 9.4 9.5

12th 28.3 26.0 27.2 25.4 23.8 24.9 12.0 9.9 11.3 11.4 9.8 9.6

Middle School 20.0 21.5 18.8 19.1 18.3 15.3 9.6 10.9 8.9 9.0 8.5 6.9

High School 25.0 25.4 24.7 23.1 23.1 21.5 10.6 10.3 10.2 9.6 10.0 9.1

Total 22.7 23.7 22.1 21.3 21.0 18.8 10.1 10.6 9.7 9.4 9.3 8.2


school questionnaire. Also, in 2008, the middle school questionnaire began to measure the illicit use of over-the-counter drugs. These items were added to the high school questionnaire in 2010. As a result of these changes, please exercise caution when comparing results from different years.


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Table 25. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used alcohol only in lifetime and past 30 days—2002 to 2012

Alcohol Only


2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 29.5 29.0 29.4 27.7 24.8 22.1 20.0 20.5 21.6 19.4 17.5 14.7

Male 26.2 27.3 26.9 25.6 22.2 19.9 18.2 19.4 18.7 17.3 15.6 12.7

Race/Ethnic group

African American 25.5 26.2 25.7 24.8 23.1 18.8 14.3 14.5 13.4 13.7 13.0 10.3 Hispanic/Latino 32.4 32.8 31.8 30.9 26.4 23.1 22.2 22.5 22.6 21.1 18.7 15.1

White, non-

Hispanic 28.0 27.6 27.7 26.1 22.5 21.2 20.8 21.9 22.3 19.9 17.6 14.9

Age

11 17.0 14.9 12.4 12.4 9.0 9.5 6.1 7.6 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.4

12 20.9 21.0 18.4 17.4 14.9 13.2 9.3 8.1 8.0 7.4 6.9 5.0

13 24.6 25.1 24.6 21.0 20.2 17.2 13.1 14.0 13.4 11.8 10.8 9.3

14 30.0 29.7 28.5 26.4 24.7 23.6 18.1 19.0 18.5 16.4 14.9 12.0

15 31.3 32.2 32.0 30.6 26.9 24.5 21.6 22.5 22.9 20.6 18.9 16.3

16 30.5 30.4 32.2 32.2 26.6 25.5 24.6 24.3 25.4 23.5 20.2 17.8

17 31.4 31.4 32.7 31.0 27.5 24.5 26.4 27.8 27.7 26.6 22.8 20.7

18 30.8 31.5 30.3 31.4 26.6 23.4 29.6 33.7 32.3 27.7 26.0 21.6

Grade

6th 19.2 18.3 15.8 15.1 13.5 10.7 8.0 7.6 7.4 6.9 6.3 4.5

7th 24.0 23.4 22.8 21.1 18.2 16.6 12.7 12.8 11.4 11.2 10.5 7.9

8th 27.7 28.5 28.5 24.2 24.5 20.8 17.6 18.0 18.2 15.0 14.0 11.4

9th 30.9 32.9 31.3 30.4 26.2 24.4 21.4 22.4 22.0 20.0 18.0 15.0

10th 32.3 30.7 32.8 32.3 27.0 25.2 22.9 23.8 25.3 23.5 20.5 17.0

11th 31.2 31.8 33.4 31.4 27.7 25.1 26.0 27.2 26.7 25.6 22.0 18.8

12th 32.1 32.7 31.4 32.8 27.2 24.1 30.5 32.1 31.8 28.2 25.5 22.2

Middle School 23.6 23.5 22.6 20.1 18.7 16.0 12.7 12.9 12.5 11.0 10.3 7.9

High School 31.5 32.1 32.2 31.7 27.0 24.7 24.4 25.7 25.9 24.0 21.3 18.1

Total 27.9 28.2 28.1 26.6 23.4 21.0 19.1 20.0 20.2 18.4 16.5 13.7




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Table 26. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used alcohol or any illicit drug in lifetime and past 30 days—2002 to 2012

Alcohol Or Any Illicit Drug


2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 60.8 62.9 61.7 58.8 57.4 53.6 35.5 37.7 36.9 34.8 34.4 30.7

Male 60.3 60.9 58.5 56.0 55.3 51.4 36.2 36.5 35.1 33.3 33.7 30.2

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 61.2 64.2 60.6 59.5 58.4 53.3 36.2 38.1 35.6 35.3 35.3 31.0

White, non-

Hispanic 66.4 66.5 64.6 61.0 58.4 54.9 41.1 42.2 41.5 38.3 37.4 32.7

Age

11 30.4 31.3 25.9 24.9 22.5 21.4 12.5 15.5 10.8 10.7 9.9 9.6

12 38.6 39.7 35.5 33.6 31.8 27.2 17.4 17.4 15.6 14.8 15.0 11.6

13 49.1 50.3 46.7 43.5 42.5 38.0 25.7 27.1 24.1 22.6 21.6 19.0

14 60.7 60.7 56.4 54.6 54.4 50.4 34.2 34.8 32.3 30.5 30.8 25.9

15 67.5 68.9 66.4 63.0 62.4 59.8 40.0 41.9 39.9 37.7 38.5 36.3

16 71.5 74.0 73.0 69.8 68.2 66.7 45.5 46.4 46.1 43.2 43.0 40.3

17 75.9 75.7 75.9 73.1 72.1 72.1 49.8 49.9 49.8 48.1 47.2 46.8

18 76.6 78.5 77.6 75.4 72.2 72.6 53.0 56.1 55.6 51.6 51.0 48.1

Grade

6th 36.6 36.5 32.5 31.2 29.5 23.9 16.5 17.0 15.1 14.9 14.3 10.7

7th 47.6 49.1 45.2 42.8 41.3 35.8 24.9 26.7 22.5 22.0 21.7 17.1

8th 59.4 59.9 56.2 53.5 53.5 46.3 33.8 33.8 32.2 29.7 29.4 24.5

9th 66.1 67.9 63.8 61.0 60.9 57.1 39.2 40.6 38.6 35.8 37.6 33.0

10th 70.6 71.7 71.6 68.7 67.7 63.4 42.6 44.5 44.3 42.1 42.8 38.1

11th 75.3 76.3 75.4 72.4 70.3 70.4 48.6 49.0 47.6 46.3 44.9 43.9

12th 77.1 78.1 77.9 75.9 72.8 73.4 54.1 54.5 55.0 51.5 50.6 48.6

Middle School 47.8 48.6 45.0 42.5 41.5 35.3 25.0 25.9 23.5 22.2 21.8 17.4

High School 71.2 72.6 71.4 69.0 67.5 65.6 44.8 46.0 45.4 43.3 43.6 40.4

Total 60.4 61.8 60.1 57.4 56.3 52.5 35.7 37.1 36.0 34.1 34.1 30.5




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Table 27. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who used any illicit drug, but no alcohol in lifetime and past 30 days—2002 to

2012

Any Illicit Drug, but No Alcohol


2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 3.9 4.4 3.8 4.1 4.5 5.0 4.3 5.1 4.0 4.5 5.4 5.7

Male 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.8 5.3 5.8 5.6 5.1 4.6 4.7 5.8 6.7

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.5 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.1 5.3 5.8

White, non-

Hispanic 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.6 4.1 4.5 4.5 4.5 3.8 4.0 5.2 5.3

Age

11 5.7 7.5 5.9 6.9 7.4 6.8 4.1 5.5 3.5 4.1 4.3 4.2

12 6.2 6.7 6.4 7.1 6.7 6.4 5.1 5.5 4.2 4.9 4.9 4.6

13 6.0 6.5 5.5 5.9 6.3 6.6 5.7 6.0 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1

14 4.4 4.8 4.2 5.1 5.2 5.8 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.5 5.9 6.0

15 4.1 4.3 3.8 4.1 4.5 5.3 4.6 5.2 4.1 5.2 6.5 7.5

16 3.0 3.4 3.6 2.9 4.0 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.1 5.9 7.1

17 2.5 2.6 3.1 2.6 3.9 4.0 4.9 4.1 4.0 4.1 5.8 7.0

18 2.2 2.9 2.1 2.4 2.4 4.1 2.8 3.3 2.8 3.9 4.8 6.6

Grade

6th 6.5 7.6 6.6 7.2 7.0 6.5 5.1 6.0 4.2 5.0 5.2 4.3

7th 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.3 6.6 5.9 6.3 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.4

8th 5.0 5.1 4.2 5.7 5.7 6.4 5.9 5.3 4.7 5.2 5.6 6.2

9th 4.1 4.4 3.8 4.1 4.6 5.4 4.8 5.1 4.5 4.5 6.8 6.7

10th 2.7 3.3 3.5 3.0 4.2 5.0 4.4 4.3 3.9 4.4 5.9 7.0

11th 2.6 2.6 3.0 2.5 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.8 3.8 4.2 5.5 7.5

12th 1.9 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.8 3.5 2.9 3.9 3.3 3.5 5.0 6.2

Middle School 5.8 6.3 5.5 6.3 6.3 6.5 5.6 5.9 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.3

High School 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.8 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.2 5.9 6.8

Total 4.3 4.7 4.2 4.4 4.9 5.4 4.9 5.0 4.3 4.6 5.6 6.2




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Table 28. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who reported engaging in delinquent behavior in past 12 months: carrying a

handgun and selling drugs—2002 to 2012

Delinquent Behavior

Carrying a Handgun Selling Drugs

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 1.3 1.5 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.8 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.8 2.8

Male 6.6 6.8 8.2 8.0 7.8 6.9 8.7 8.0 8.1 7.8 8.7 7.1

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 3.2 3.9 5.2 4.4 4.7 3.5 3.9 4.6 4.8 4.5 6.1 4.7

White, non-

Hispanic 3.5 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.7 7.3 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.9 5.6

Age

11 1.1 1.9 2.4 1.9 2.6 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2

12 2.3 2.3 3.1 2.4 3.2 3.1 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.9

13 3.1 3.5 4.5 4.0 3.9 4.3 2.8 2.0 2.5 2.1 2.7 2.2

14 3.7 4.2 4.9 5.2 5.5 5.0 5.3 4.8 4.7 4.6 5.6 4.2

15 4.3 4.2 5.6 6.1 5.1 4.5 7.6 7.8 6.5 6.8 8.0 6.1

16 4.9 4.7 6.5 5.8 5.8 4.6 8.3 9.2 9.1 8.2 9.4 7.6

17 3.6 4.9 5.4 5.5 4.7 4.9 9.1 8.4 8.8 8.6 9.1 8.7

18 4.2 3.5 6.4 6.6 6.2 4.7 8.6 7.5 8.8 8.8 9.0 7.3

Grade

6th 2.5 2.4 3.8 2.7 3.4 3.0 1.4 0.9 1.2 0.8 1.3 0.6

7th 3.1 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.0 2.8 2.4 2.8 2.6 3.0 2.0

8th 4.0 4.4 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.9 5.1 5.0 4.6 4.6 5.4 4.2

9th 4.4 4.1 5.8 6.0 5.1 4.5 7.4 7.2 6.4 6.7 7.7 5.8

10th 4.2 4.6 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.2 7.6 8.7 7.8 7.4 9.4 6.7

11th 3.7 4.2 5.0 5.1 5.0 4.5 8.9 7.9 8.7 8.4 8.8 7.7

12th 4.1 3.8 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.6 8.4 7.6 8.7 8.2 8.3 8.4

Middle School 3.2 3.6 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.3 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.7 3.3 2.2

High School 4.1 4.2 5.6 5.6 5.1 4.5 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.6 8.5 7.1

Total 3.7 3.9 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.4 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.5 6.3 5.0


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Table 29. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who reported engaging in delinquent behavior in past 12 months: attempting

to steal a vehicle and being arrested—2002 to 2012

Delinquent Behavior

Attempting to Steal a Vehicle Being Arrested

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.7 1.4 1.2 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.4 2.4

Male 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.3 3.1 2.3 7.7 7.9 7.0 6.4 6.2 4.2

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 2.8 3.4 3.1 2.4 2.6 1.6 4.9 5.6 4.6 4.0 4.8 3.1

White, non-

Hispanic 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.2 1.6 1.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.4 3.9 2.8

Age

11 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.5 1.6 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.5

12 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.0 2.6 2.6 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.2

13 2.5 2.6 2.6 1.9 1.9 1.4 4.8 4.3 4.1 3.5 3.8 2.5

14 3.9 3.8 3.1 3.4 2.8 1.6 5.8 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.4 3.8

15 3.9 3.9 3.9 2.9 2.8 2.3 6.8 7.9 6.8 6.4 5.7 4.3

16 3.3 3.8 4.1 3.3 2.4 2.2 6.9 8.3 7.6 6.6 6.0 4.5

17 2.9 3.5 2.9 2.3 2.2 2.4 6.6 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.8 4.2

18 2.3 1.6 2.9 2.1 2.3 1.3 5.8 4.4 6.6 5.2 5.2 3.5

Grade

6th 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.4 0.9 2.9 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.4 1.2

7th 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.1 1.4 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.5 2.6

8th 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.2 2.6 2.0 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.2 5.4 3.8

9th 3.9 4.2 3.8 3.2 2.9 2.1 6.6 7.6 6.6 6.7 5.2 4.4

10th 2.8 3.4 3.7 2.6 2.5 1.9 5.9 7.3 6.5 5.5 5.6 3.9

11th 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.2 2.1 2.2 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.3 4.1

12th 2.9 2.2 2.9 2.2 1.9 1.8 5.7 3.9 5.9 4.6 5.0 3.4

Middle School 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.1 1.4 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.0 4.1 2.5

High School 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.6 2.4 2.0 6.2 6.5 6.2 5.6 5.3 4.0

Total 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.2 1.8 5.6 5.8 5.5 4.9 4.8 3.4


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Table 30. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who reported engaging in delinquent behavior in past 12 months: taking a

handgun to school and getting suspended—2002 to 2012

Delinquent Behavior

Taking A Handgun To School Getting Suspended

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 10.9 11.7 12.0 11.5 10.7 8.6

Male 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.1 19.4 19.6 20.0 18.9 18.7 15.2

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.1 0.6 14.8 15.0 16.6 14.4 14.1 11.2

White, non-

Hispanic 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 11.2 12.1 12.3 11.1 11.0 8.7

Age

11 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.6 8.2 8.0

12 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.3 11.2 11.9 12.0 10.9 11.1 9.8

13 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 17.0 17.1 17.4 16.0 15.6 13.6

14 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 16.8 17.7 19.0 18.4 18.4 14.4

15 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.8 16.6 17.8 18.0 17.8 16.1 13.0

16 1.2 0.9 1.5 1.1 1.1 0.9 15.2 16.7 17.2 16.8 15.4 11.4

17 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.4 0.9 13.9 13.0 14.2 13.5 13.4 11.3

18 1.1 0.4 1.4 1.0 1.3 0.8 12.7 11.2 13.4 12.1 12.3 9.8

Grade

6th 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.3 12.9 13.2 13.7 12.9 12.6 10.7

7th 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.6 17.5 18.5 18.2 16.9 17.0 14.0

8th 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 16.6 18.7 19.4 18.8 18.9 14.6

9th 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.8 16.8 16.7 18.4 17.4 16.1 14.1

10th 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.9 13.6 15.4 15.2 15.3 13.9 10.7

11th 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.2 0.8 12.7 13.1 13.2 13.6 12.5 10.4

12th 1.5 0.7 1.5 1.1 1.2 0.9 12.1 9.9 12.6 10.5 11.2 8.4

Middle School 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 15.7 16.9 17.3 16.2 16.2 13.1

High School 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.8 14.3 14.3 15.2 14.4 13.6 11.1

Total 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 14.9 15.5 16.1 15.2 14.7 11.9


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Table 31. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who reported engaging in delinquent behavior in past 12 months: attacking

someone with intent to harm and being drunk or high at school—2002 to 2012

Delinquent Behavior

Attacking Someone With Intent To Harm Being Drunk Or High At School

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 9.5 10.3 10.5 9.9 8.9 6.6 11.1 12.2 12.5 10.9 11.8 10.2

Male 15.3 15.5 16.1 13.7 12.3 9.2 14.6 13.5 13.5 12.3 14.0 12.1

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 10.1 12.0 12.0 10.0 9.4 6.6 10.8 11.8 11.4 10.9 12.6 11.1

White, non-

Hispanic 10.8 10.8 11.3 9.7 8.2 6.0 15.9 15.4 15.4 13.5 14.0 11.8

Age

11 5.5 6.6 7.4 6.2 6.0 4.3 1.4 1.8 2.3 1.1 1.5 1.3

12 8.6 9.9 10.2 8.8 8.8 6.8 3.2 3.4 2.9 2.8 3.7 2.6

13 11.9 13.7 13.3 11.3 10.4 8.2 7.5 6.8 7.0 6.1 7.0 5.4

14 13.7 14.1 14.4 13.2 12.1 9.0 12.6 11.3 10.8 10.5 11.9 10.1

15 15.4 14.6 14.8 14.2 11.7 9.5 16.4 16.5 14.8 13.9 15.3 13.8

16 13.6 13.7 14.8 13.2 10.9 8.6 17.5 19.5 18.9 16.5 18.1 16.8

17 11.0 12.3 12.3 11.0 10.6 6.5 18.9 17.6 19.6 17.0 17.8 17.8

18 9.5 8.4 12.3 10.4 9.8 7.4 16.3 17.7 19.3 17.9 19.7 17.1

Grade

6th 8.8 10.0 10.2 9.3 8.9 6.1 3.4 3.2 3.4 2.9 3.6 2.2

7th 11.8 13.7 13.9 11.6 11.4 8.3 7.0 7.3 6.6 6.6 7.1 5.2

8th 14.0 15.0 15.3 13.3 11.9 9.5 12.5 11.2 11.2 10.2 11.4 8.8

9th 15.2 14.3 14.3 14.6 11.6 9.4 15.7 15.5 14.4 13.4 15.2 12.8

10th 12.0 13.6 14.0 12.5 10.7 8.0 16.3 18.0 17.2 15.7 17.7 15.5

11th 11.5 11.0 12.4 11.2 10.0 7.1 18.5 17.4 18.5 16.3 17.5 17.2

12th 9.3 8.9 11.5 9.4 9.1 6.5 17.1 17.6 19.4 17.3 18.0 17.0

Middle School 11.5 13.0 13.3 11.4 10.8 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.3 6.6 7.4 5.4

High School 12.5 12.4 13.2 12.1 10.5 7.8 16.7 17.0 17.1 15.5 17.0 15.5

Total 12.1 12.7 13.3 11.8 10.6 7.9 12.7 12.8 13.0 11.6 12.9 11.2


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Table 32. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who reported gambling and arguing about gambling in past 12 months—2004

to 2012

Gambling Arguing about Gambling

2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 46.6 44.7 44.7 42.1 38.0 11.9 11.6 11.5 9.8 8.7

Male 67.7 67.3 65.6 62.2 59.0 20.2 20.4 19.7 17.5 14.9

Race/Ethnic group

African American 59.7 59.0 58.7 54.3 51.9 21.2 21.9 21.2 18.7 16.3

Hispanic/Latino 53.6 52.6 51.4 50.6 45.5 14.4 15.7 14.3 13.2 10.8

White, non-

Hispanic 56.6 56.6 55.2 51.8 48.0 13.5 14.0 13.5 11.4 10.1

Age

11 48.4 47.1 49.1 46.2 44.5 15.7 15.2 14.8 12.7 11.4

12 52.7 52.5 53.1 52.1 49.3 17.1 16.3 14.9 14.5 13.2

13 57.5 58.0 58.5 57.1 53.9 18.4 17.2 18.1 16.6 14.6

14 60.7 59.0 59.7 56.0 53.8 17.8 18.9 18.3 15.9 14.2

15 58.8 59.0 57.2 55.1 50.3 15.5 16.9 17.1 13.2 12.1

16 56.6 57.3 54.6 51.3 47.3 13.6 15.9 14.6 12.9 9.6

17 52.7 52.7 50.8 47.3 42.7 13.0 13.2 12.6 11.6 9.0

18 53.4 54.2 52.6 47.0 41.8 11.9 12.0 12.7 10.5 8.6

Grade

6th 52.1 51.7 53.0 50.4 46.8 17.9 17.1 16.3 15.3 12.9

7th 57.1 57.1 57.4 56.8 53.6 18.3 17.8 17.7 16.9 15.2

8th 60.4 59.5 60.6 57.1 54.6 17.2 18.2 18.1 15.5 13.9

9th 59.7 59.8 57.6 55.3 51.8 16.1 16.9 17.6 13.7 12.9

10th 56.5 56.6 55.2 52.0 47.1 14.3 16.0 14.3 12.4 10.4

11th 52.3 53.4 51.2 47.7 44.8 12.8 13.1 13.2 11.9 9.1

12th 53.7 52.4 50.8 45.7 40.7 11.3 12.5 11.5 9.8 7.8

Middle School 56.6 56.2 57.0 54.8 51.7 17.8 17.7 17.4 15.9 14.0

High School 56.1 56.0 54.0 50.5 46.4 14.0 14.9 14.4 12.1 10.2

Total 56.3 56.1 55.3 52.4 48.7 15.7 16.1 15.7 13.7 11.8

Note: Questions about gambling were not included in the 2000 and 2002 surveys.


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Table 33. Percentage of surveyed Florida high school students who started using alcohol at age 13 or younger—2002 to 2012

Early ATOD Use

More Than A Sip Of Alcohol Drinking At Least Once A Month

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Sex

Female 36.1 34.2 32.9 31.0 25.3 23.9 7.0 7.1 6.4 5.5 5.3 4.6

Male 39.5 40.3 36.8 33.9 29.0 26.8 7.6 7.2 6.7 6.4 6.4 5.4

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 39.5 39.2 37.6 32.9 29.1 26.2 7.3 7.6 7.0 5.9 7.2 5.3

White, non-

Hispanic 37.7 36.7 34.3 32.0 26.2 24.2 7.6 6.6 6.5 5.9 5.3 4.8

Age

11 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

13 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

14 52.1 50.3 46.7 44.9 37.8 35.1 10.8 10.2 9.9 9.8 9.0 7.0

15 44.5 42.2 40.1 37.6 32.1 29.3 8.1 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.5 5.9

16 36.1 35.2 34.5 31.5 27.2 24.4 7.7 6.8 6.8 5.9 6.0 4.8

17 31.5 32.6 30.1 28.3 23.6 21.8 6.0 5.6 5.6 4.8 5.2 4.0

18 28.5 26.3 26.9 25.7 20.6 19.0 5.0 3.7 4.6 4.0 4.0 4.2

Grade

6th -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

7th -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

8th -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

9th 46.2 44.8 42.8 39.4 33.8 32.8 9.4 9.9 8.8 8.5 7.8 7.1

10th 35.6 36.6 35.0 32.7 28.0 25.1 7.1 6.9 6.7 5.7 6.4 4.9

11th 33.0 32.2 30.4 29.1 24.2 22.6 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.5 4.7 4.0

12th 29.7 28.2 28.2 26.0 20.9 19.5 4.9 4.0 4.8 4.4 4.0 3.9

Middle School -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

High School 37.7 36.8 35.0 32.3 27.1 25.4 7.3 7.1 6.7 5.9 5.8 5.0

Total -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --


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Table 34. Percentage of surveyed Florida high school students who started using cigarettes or marijuana at age 13 or

younger—2002 to 2012

Early ATOD Use

Cigarettes Marijuana

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Sex

Female 31.3 28.0 23.7 19.6 15.9 13.7 11.1 11.2 10.4 8.8 8.5 9.5

Male 31.4 29.6 24.1 20.3 18.3 15.3 16.2 16.1 14.4 12.4 13.9 13.8

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 27.8 28.1 23.0 18.2 16.7 13.4 9.8 11.5 11.1 8.1 10.8 10.8

White, non-

Hispanic 36.2 31.3 26.3 22.3 18.7 16.2 15.9 15.0 13.7 12.3 11.9 12.0

Age

11 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

13 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

14 33.0 27.3 23.5 20.5 16.3 14.6 14.8 11.9 12.2 10.9 12.7 12.1

15 32.8 29.2 24.1 20.5 18.0 14.5 15.0 14.2 12.2 11.2 12.2 12.5

16 32.1 30.3 25.0 19.7 17.5 13.6 14.0 14.6 13.1 10.7 11.7 11.3

17 31.2 28.2 22.3 20.4 16.8 15.3 12.4 12.6 11.9 10.0 10.3 11.4

18 27.0 25.5 23.7 18.4 15.2 14.3 9.9 11.7 12.6 10.4 9.6 10.7

Grade

6th -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

7th -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

8th -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

9th 33.3 30.4 25.7 21.3 18.9 15.7 15.6 14.7 13.5 11.7 13.7 13.4

10th 31.6 29.5 24.3 19.8 17.6 13.5 13.4 14.7 12.7 10.9 11.7 11.7

11th 30.9 27.7 21.8 20.1 16.4 14.2 12.4 12.1 11.0 9.9 9.8 11.0

12th 27.9 26.0 23.3 18.2 15.0 14.4 10.5 11.3 12.3 9.7 9.4 10.3

Middle School -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

High School 31.4 28.7 23.9 19.9 17.1 14.5 13.4 13.5 12.5 10.6 11.3 11.7

Total -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --


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Table 35. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who perceive great risk of harm in using alcohol or tobacco—2002 to 2012

Perceive Great Risk Of Harm If:

Drink One Or More Alcoholic Drinks Nearly Every Day Smoke A Pack Or More Of Cigarettes Per Day

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 42.9 42.0 44.5 46.2 46.9 46.0 65.4 67.2 68.7 70.6 69.2 69.7

Male 33.4 34.0 35.8 37.6 38.4 37.4 61.9 62.7 63.7 64.7 64.0 67.0

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 40.6 40.2 43.2 44.7 43.6 43.7 62.0 63.2 64.8 65.1 63.5 66.4

White, non-

Hispanic 34.8 34.0 36.5 37.6 39.8 38.5 65.7 66.5 67.4 69.7 69.1 70.8

Age

11 45.4 45.2 48.6 50.1 54.1 50.1 64.9 68.6 71.9 73.5 72.9 70.9

12 40.7 41.7 45.1 46.4 45.9 47.8 62.5 64.9 67.6 70.2 68.5 69.1

13 37.1 38.5 40.4 43.0 42.4 44.8 60.4 63.0 64.3 66.7 66.3 68.5

14 36.6 35.6 37.6 40.0 41.6 39.9 63.0 63.9 64.4 67.2 66.5 66.7

15 37.6 36.3 37.6 40.5 42.0 38.3 63.7 65.1 65.1 65.9 66.6 67.8

16 38.3 38.6 40.3 40.6 41.8 39.1 65.7 65.1 66.6 67.5 66.5 69.2

17 40.0 37.6 39.8 41.2 41.1 39.1 67.2 67.4 67.4 68.7 66.1 68.4

18 37.5 38.8 38.1 39.5 40.9 37.5 65.3 65.4 66.2 66.2 63.7 67.3

Grade

6th 40.2 41.4 44.4 46.0 46.2 47.4 60.6 63.5 66.4 68.2 67.1 66.9

7th 38.1 39.3 41.2 42.6 43.1 44.7 61.3 62.7 64.1 65.6 65.6 68.3

8th 35.2 35.4 36.4 41.0 40.5 43.6 62.2 63.6 63.1 67.4 67.0 67.8

9th 38.1 36.5 38.3 39.8 42.3 36.7 63.0 65.2 66.2 66.5 65.9 66.4

10th 39.5 38.3 40.1 40.7 42.1 40.5 67.4 65.9 66.9 68.0 67.3 69.7

11th 38.9 37.5 41.2 42.6 42.0 38.4 67.6 67.0 68.0 69.2 67.5 69.5

12th 40.1 40.3 39.2 40.4 41.7 39.8 66.8 68.3 67.7 68.6 65.1 69.6

Middle School 37.9 38.7 40.6 43.2 43.2 45.2 61.3 63.2 64.5 67.0 66.6 67.6

High School 39.0 37.9 39.6 40.8 42.1 38.8 65.8 66.3 67.1 68.0 66.5 68.7

Total 38.5 38.2 40.0 41.9 42.6 41.6 63.7 64.9 66.0 67.6 66.5 68.3


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Table 36. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who perceive great risk of harm in smoking marijuana—2002 to 2012


Smoke Marijuana Regularly Try Marijuana Once Or Twice

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 62.6 64.0 64.6 63.8 59.0 55.4 31.6 33.8 34.4 34.3 30.8 29.1

Male 53.2 57.4 56.5 56.0 49.4 46.5 28.0 30.4 30.9 30.8 27.2 26.0

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 61.0 64.1 62.5 62.3 55.8 51.8 34.1 36.7 37.0 35.7 31.4 29.8

White, non-

Hispanic 57.2 60.5 60.5 59.6 53.4 51.7 25.8 28.0 29.2 29.0 25.9 25.4

Age

11 76.9 79.6 79.9 81.9 80.3 75.7 46.2 52.6 52.3 51.8 51.5 46.5

12 73.4 76.7 78.1 77.7 73.8 72.1 42.8 47.5 48.3 48.7 44.6 43.0

13 68.7 70.9 70.8 72.1 66.7 65.2 37.9 41.1 42.9 42.5 37.8 36.5

14 61.1 63.2 63.4 64.4 57.9 53.6 30.0 33.5 33.6 34.3 30.5 28.2

15 53.0 56.5 55.9 55.7 50.3 43.5 23.9 25.8 27.3 27.5 24.3 21.5

16 48.3 51.5 52.0 49.1 44.0 38.3 22.9 24.2 24.6 23.4 20.0 19.0

17 46.3 49.5 48.4 46.9 39.5 33.7 22.1 22.4 23.5 22.7 19.8 17.0

18 43.6 47.6 48.0 44.2 38.7 35.1 22.1 22.7 22.1 22.1 19.5 16.7

Grade

6th 71.6 74.3 74.7 75.5 72.7 70.6 42.9 47.2 48.5 47.9 46.2 43.7

7th 69.7 71.6 71.8 71.9 67.5 67.0 38.2 43.0 43.5 44.5 39.0 38.4

8th 61.7 64.9 64.3 66.1 60.1 59.3 32.0 35.3 35.6 35.1 32.1 33.0

9th 53.8 57.8 58.7 58.4 51.2 46.0 24.3 26.8 29.1 28.5 24.6 22.2

10th 51.2 53.3 52.9 50.3 45.3 42.0 24.3 24.7 24.0 23.9 20.7 20.8

11th 46.7 50.8 50.5 48.0 40.6 35.5 21.7 23.1 24.7 23.5 19.4 17.9

12th 45.8 48.8 48.3 45.5 39.2 33.5 22.8 21.8 22.3 22.2 19.6 15.9

Middle School 67.7 70.2 70.1 71.2 66.7 65.6 37.8 41.8 42.3 42.6 39.1 38.4

High School 50.2 53.4 53.2 51.0 44.5 39.6 23.5 24.5 25.4 24.7 21.2 19.4

Total 58.1 60.9 60.4 59.8 54.1 50.9 30.0 32.2 32.6 32.5 28.9 27.6


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Table 37. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who perceive great risk of harm in taking a prescription drug without a

doctor’s orders, 2012


Rx Drug without a Doctor’s Orders

2012

%

Sex

Female 71.9

Male 65.5

Race/Ethnic group

African American 67.4

Hispanic/Latino 67.3

White, non-

Hispanic 69.7

Age

11 --

12 --

13 --

14 70.3

15 69.5

16 68.2

17 68.4

18 66.6

Grade

6th --

7th --

8th --

9th 67.7

10th 69.8

11th 68.2

12th 68.6

Middle School --

High School 68.6

Total --


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Table 38. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who think it would be wrong for someone their age to drink alcohol regularly

or smoke cigarettes—2002 to 2012

Think It Would Be Wrong For Someone Their Age To:

Drink Alcohol Regularly Smoke Cigarettes

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 67.9 63.0 64.0 65.7 67.1 70.5 78.3 77.7 79.3 80.7 82.1 86.1

Male 64.6 62.7 63.3 65.4 66.4 70.3 77.4 78.1 78.2 80.3 80.9 85.1

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 69.1 62.9 65.4 65.9 66.6 70.8 80.1 79.0 81.7 83.0 83.5 87.9

White, non-

Hispanic 60.0 57.9 58.0 61.0 63.4 67.5 71.6 72.6 73.6 75.0 76.8 82.0

Age

11 92.4 91.8 93.2 93.6 93.8 94.1 96.0 96.2 97.4 97.1 97.3 97.7

12 87.9 86.1 87.8 89.5 89.4 92.1 92.7 92.2 93.7 95.5 94.6 96.1

13 78.8 76.9 78.3 80.5 80.4 84.4 86.3 87.3 88.3 90.3 89.3 93.2

14 68.9 65.3 67.5 70.0 71.0 74.8 80.7 81.1 82.8 85.4 85.6 89.1

15 59.9 56.5 57.0 61.3 62.3 64.8 75.9 75.7 77.7 80.3 81.0 85.1

16 54.7 49.8 51.6 53.9 55.3 58.6 71.2 70.7 72.8 74.7 77.4 81.8

17 50.2 45.0 48.2 48.0 50.7 51.3 64.9 66.2 67.0 69.2 72.3 74.6

18 46.5 42.8 43.3 44.6 49.7 49.2 56.8 56.5 56.3 58.0 62.2 67.2

Grade

6th 88.4 87.7 89.0 89.4 90.6 93.2 93.1 93.2 94.1 94.8 94.8 96.8

7th 80.3 77.8 79.3 81.2 80.3 86.8 87.1 87.0 88.6 90.8 89.1 94.0

8th 69.7 67.3 68.8 72.7 73.4 78.0 80.8 81.7 83.2 85.9 86.3 89.9

9th 61.4 57.6 58.4 62.2 62.9 66.5 76.4 76.2 77.9 80.7 82.0 85.9

10th 56.2 51.6 52.8 55.5 55.9 61.5 73.0 72.7 74.4 76.4 77.7 83.2

11th 51.1 45.9 50.2 49.9 52.4 54.2 65.9 67.1 69.7 70.8 73.2 77.9

12th 46.1 43.1 43.2 43.6 49.1 49.2 58.3 60.1 58.9 60.5 65.1 69.2

Middle School 79.6 77.6 78.8 81.2 81.4 86.1 87.1 87.3 88.5 90.5 90.1 93.6

High School 55.1 50.8 52.0 53.5 55.5 58.3 70.0 70.2 71.3 72.9 75.0 79.5

Total 66.4 62.8 63.6 65.4 66.7 70.4 77.9 77.9 78.8 80.5 81.5 85.6


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Table 39. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who think it would be wrong for someone their age to smoke marijuana or

use other illicit drugs—2002 to 2012

Think It Would Be Wrong For Someone Their Age To:

Smoke Marijuana Use Other Illicit Drugs

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 82.5 82.0 82.3 82.2 79.4 78.9 95.5 95.6 95.7 95.6 95.4 96.0

Male 76.9 78.5 78.5 78.4 74.2 74.3 93.7 94.3 94.4 94.2 93.4 94.4

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 85.3 84.5 84.3 84.1 79.5 79.8 95.6 95.3 95.6 95.2 93.9 94.9

White, non-

Hispanic 74.9 76.7 77.3 76.8 73.9 74.6 93.5 94.2 94.3 94.3 94.1 95.0

Age

11 98.1 98.6 98.9 98.6 98.4 98.0 98.6 99.0 99.4 99.0 99.3 98.9

12 95.9 95.8 96.4 97.3 95.2 95.6 98.4 97.9 98.6 98.5 97.6 98.3

13 89.5 90.4 91.1 91.6 88.4 89.3 96.6 96.3 96.7 96.9 96.2 96.9

14 82.4 83.4 84.0 84.1 80.4 80.4 95.4 95.2 95.5 95.1 94.7 95.7

15 74.9 75.7 76.2 77.1 72.2 71.3 93.9 94.7 94.0 94.0 93.5 94.4

16 70.3 70.5 72.0 71.5 67.5 65.7 92.4 93.1 93.8 93.5 92.8 93.3

17 68.4 68.3 69.5 67.9 64.4 60.4 92.2 93.0 93.0 92.8 92.4 93.0

18 65.1 66.2 66.3 64.9 62.9 58.2 91.0 92.6 92.8 92.8 92.5 92.3

Grade

6th 95.8 96.2 96.0 96.7 95.6 96.8 98.1 97.9 98.3 98.2 97.9 98.6

7th 90.4 90.2 91.3 91.9 88.6 90.9 96.9 96.4 96.8 96.9 96.0 97.2

8th 82.5 84.2 84.6 84.7 81.2 83.2 95.1 95.5 95.1 95.2 94.8 95.6

9th 75.9 76.6 77.7 78.0 73.4 73.4 94.2 94.6 94.5 94.0 93.6 95.1

10th 71.9 72.1 73.3 72.9 67.8 68.3 93.2 93.3 93.7 93.8 93.2 93.4

11th 68.5 69.5 71.2 69.2 65.5 62.4 92.0 93.6 93.8 93.0 92.6 93.7

12th 66.2 67.4 66.3 65.6 63.4 58.4 91.0 92.7 92.6 92.7 92.4 92.1

Middle School 89.7 90.2 90.5 91.1 88.5 90.3 96.7 96.6 96.7 96.8 96.2 97.1

High School 71.5 72.1 72.8 71.9 67.8 66.1 92.9 93.7 93.8 93.5 93.0 93.6

Total 79.9 80.3 80.4 80.2 76.8 76.6 94.6 95.0 95.0 94.9 94.4 95.2


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Table 40. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who reported good chances of being seen as cool if they smoked cigarettes or

drank alcohol regularly—2002 to 2012

Good Chance Of Being Seen As Cool If:

Smoked Cigarettes Drank Alcohol Regularly

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.7 6.8 5.9 10.1 12.2 13.8 12.5 14.3 13.3

Male 5.6 5.5 6.1 6.0 6.2 4.9 10.3 10.3 12.5 11.5 11.8 9.6

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 6.8 5.2 7.2 8.7 10.8 9.6 11.2 10.5

White, non-

Hispanic 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.3 5.4 13.4 14.2 16.0 14.8 14.7 12.7

Age

11 5.4 4.9 4.6 5.0 5.9 4.0 4.9 4.2 4.5 4.9 5.9 3.4

12 6.8 6.2 5.6 5.0 6.4 5.8 6.6 6.0 6.2 5.9 7.4 6.1

13 7.6 7.6 7.3 6.9 7.3 5.9 8.7 9.1 9.3 8.7 8.9 8.5

14 6.9 7.1 7.3 6.2 7.4 5.9 10.2 11.2 12.3 10.7 12.1 11.2

15 4.7 5.7 5.9 5.6 6.7 4.8 11.5 12.9 14.8 13.0 14.6 11.9

16 4.1 4.9 5.2 6.0 6.5 6.1 12.4 14.8 16.6 15.2 16.2 15.9

17 3.4 3.9 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 12.1 14.5 17.7 15.9 16.9 15.7

18 3.9 3.9 4.4 5.2 6.4 4.3 12.5 13.2 17.2 16.9 17.4 15.1

Grade

6th 6.7 5.9 6.1 5.1 6.0 4.6 6.1 5.5 6.4 5.7 6.5 4.4

7th 7.6 7.5 6.8 6.8 7.7 5.9 8.4 9.0 8.4 8.3 9.6 8.1

8th 7.7 7.4 7.2 6.7 7.3 6.7 10.8 10.5 11.2 10.5 11.2 10.4

9th 4.5 5.9 6.3 5.7 7.0 5.2 10.5 12.4 14.7 12.9 13.8 11.7

10th 3.9 5.0 4.9 5.9 6.4 5.3 12.6 14.8 16.0 14.3 16.8 14.2

11th 3.6 3.8 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.7 11.7 14.2 17.8 16.2 16.5 15.7

12th 3.9 3.9 4.6 5.2 5.6 4.4 12.9 14.2 18.3 17.0 17.3 16.2

Middle School 7.3 6.9 6.7 6.2 7.0 5.7 8.4 8.3 8.8 8.1 9.1 7.6

High School 4.0 4.8 5.3 5.6 6.2 5.2 11.7 13.7 16.4 14.9 16.0 14.3

Total 5.6 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.5 5.4 10.2 11.3 13.1 12.0 13.0 11.4


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Table 41. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who reported good chances of being seen as cool if they smoked marijuana or

belonged to a gang—2002 to 2012

Good Chance Of Being Seen As Cool If:

Smoked Marijuana Belonged to a Gang

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2011 2012

% % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 10.9 11.4 11.4 11.1 15.6 16.4 7.6 5.4

Male 12.4 11.6 11.6 11.5 15.0 13.8 9.4 5.9

Race/Ethnic group

African American 10.3 12.3 12.9 12.6 17.9 16.3 15.2 9.2

Hispanic/Latino 9.3 10.4 10.2 9.4 14.2 13.9 8.5 5.8

White, non-

Hispanic 13.0 12.3 11.8 11.7 15.2 15.1 5.5 3.8

Age

11 5.8 3.9 4.2 5.2 6.0 4.2 -- --

12 7.5 6.8 6.1 5.7 8.1 8.0 -- --

13 11.9 10.5 10.4 9.7 12.5 12.3 -- --

14 13.5 12.7 11.9 11.9 16.2 15.9 8.8 7.0

15 14.1 14.0 13.4 13.1 18.3 18.0 10.2 6.0

16 13.0 14.1 14.2 13.7 18.6 19.7 8.2 6.0

17 11.6 12.7 13.0 13.2 17.9 19.6 7.9 4.7

18 10.0 10.5 11.5 12.1 17.6 16.9 6.9 4.1

Grade

6th 7.6 5.7 6.4 5.8 7.3 5.5 -- --

7th 11.1 10.4 9.3 9.4 12.0 11.4 -- --

8th 14.1 12.9 11.8 12.6 16.3 15.7 -- --

9th 13.6 13.6 13.5 12.5 17.9 17.5 9.8 7.2

10th 12.5 14.4 13.7 13.7 19.5 18.6 10.2 5.9

11th 11.7 12.9 13.0 13.2 17.4 19.9 7.0 5.0

12th 10.5 10.4 12.2 12.2 17.3 17.8 6.5 4.1

Middle School 10.9 9.7 9.2 9.2 11.9 10.8 -- --

High School 12.4 13.0 13.2 12.9 18.0 18.4 8.5 5.6

Total 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.3 15.4 15.1 -- --

Note: The question on gang membership, which was first added to the 2011 survey, is only included in the high school questionnaire.


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Table 42. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth reporting participation in extracurricular activities, 2012

School Sports Organized Sports

Outside of School School Band School Club(s) Community Club(s)

% % % % %

Sex

Female 35.0 31.0 11.6 36.6 16.7

Male 42.2 38.1 11.4 19.6 8.9

Race/Ethnic group

African American 47.3 29.9 9.4 22.1 12.5

Hispanic/Latino 36.2 32.6 9.3 25.4 10.8

White, non-

Hispanic 37.4 37.5 12.9 31.0 13.6

Age

11 32.1 47.0 19.0 23.6 10.9

12 34.3 48.2 17.5 21.3 10.2

13 37.3 44.1 16.0 21.5 11.0

14 39.8 39.0 10.9 23.1 11.1

15 41.8 31.0 9.0 27.4 12.1

16 42.8 25.3 8.0 33.5 14.7

17 38.8 23.9 7.2 37.1 15.7

18 37.4 21.8 7.3 38.7 17.1

Grade

6th 35.2 46.8 17.0 20.5 10.2

7th 35.8 45.7 16.7 20.1 10.5

8th 37.7 42.7 13.9 22.6 11.0

9th 42.7 32.4 8.6 24.5 11.2

10th 42.4 27.3 8.0 31.5 14.2

11th 40.0 23.4 7.4 36.1 14.8

12th 36.3 22.1 8.0 42.3 18.3

Middle School 36.2 45.1 15.9 21.1 10.6

High School 40.5 26.6 8.0 33.1 14.4

Total 38.7 34.6 11.5 27.9 12.7


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Table 43. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth reporting involvement in bullying behavior, 2012

Bullying

Caused to

Worry

Skipped

School

Because of

Bullying

Was Kicked

or Shoved in

Past 30 Days

Was Taunted

or Teased in

Past 30 Days

Victim of

Cyber

Bullying in

Past 30 Days

Physically

Bullied

Others in

Past 30 Days

Verbally

Bullied

Others in

Past 30 Days

Cyber

Bullied

Others in

Past 30 Days

% % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 36.8 6.2 11.3 29.2 10.5 6.4 14.7 5.1

Male 21.1 2.8 14.0 25.9 4.6 9.2 16.2 3.7

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 28.5 2.9 9.7 22.0 5.9 7.1 14.2 3.7

White, non-

Hispanic 28.9 5.9 13.4 29.5 8.8 5.9 13.0 3.9

Age

11 48.2 3.3 23.0 39.3 6.2 8.5 15.7 2.8

12 40.4 3.8 20.6 37.4 6.9 9.2 17.5 3.5

13 34.8 4.9 17.3 35.0 7.8 10.1 18.4 4.2

14 29.3 4.5 14.0 29.9 7.1 9.4 17.9 4.6

15 25.3 4.3 9.6 24.3 8.1 7.2 15.2 4.9

16 22.2 5.0 8.0 22.2 8.3 6.5 14.2 4.6

17 20.1 4.6 6.7 18.8 7.5 5.4 11.7 4.6

18 18.2 4.0 6.0 16.2 6.7 5.1 10.7 5.0

Grade

6th 42.0 3.9 22.3 38.2 6.9 9.4 17.4 3.8

7th 36.4 4.5 17.9 36.1 7.7 10.8 18.7 4.3

8th 31.3 4.7 15.8 32.1 7.6 10.1 18.7 4.6

9th 27.6 4.4 11.0 25.7 7.6 7.3 15.9 4.6

10th 23.4 4.9 8.0 22.8 8.4 6.2 13.4 4.7

11th 20.4 4.5 7.7 19.5 7.5 5.7 13.0 4.2

12th 19.2 4.2 5.5 17.1 7.1 5.1 10.4 5.0

Middle School 36.6 4.4 18.7 35.5 7.4 10.1 18.3 4.2

High School 22.9 4.5 8.2 21.5 7.7 6.1 13.3 4.6

Total 28.8 4.5 12.8 27.6 7.5 7.9 15.5 4.4


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Table 44. Usual source of alcohol within the past 30 days among surveyed Florida high school students who drank, 2012

Bought in

a Store

Bought in a

Restaurant,

Bar or Club

Bought at a

Public

Event

Someone

Bought it

for Me

Someone

Gave it to

Me

Took it

from a

Store

Took it

from a

Family

Member

Some Other

Way

% % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 7.4 1.5 0.6 15.7 51.0 0.2 9.8 13.8

Male 14.3 2.5 0.8 20.1 36.0 0.5 8.5 17.4

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 11.0 3.0 1.1 12.5 46.4 0.5 8.1 17.4

White, non-

Hispanic 10.7 1.5 0.4 22.6 42.2 0.3 8.6 13.7

Age

11 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

13 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

14 2.8 0.9 0.5 11.0 53.0 0.9 16.2 14.6

15 5.0 1.2 0.7 13.7 43.5 0.4 17.6 18.0

16 10.4 1.3 0.9 18.3 46.1 0.3 8.1 14.7

17 12.8 1.6 0.4 19.7 44.7 0.3 5.7 14.9

18 18.3 4.9 0.8 22.1 36.1 0.2 3.3 14.3

Grade

6th -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

7th -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

8th -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

9th 4.7 1.1 0.6 13.1 44.4 0.8 17.6 17.7

10th 7.5 1.4 1.0 15.8 44.8 0.2 11.4 17.8

11th 12.6 1.6 0.3 20.6 43.6 0.3 6.3 14.7

12th 16.0 3.5 0.8 20.3 42.4 0.2 3.7 13.3

Middle School -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

High School 10.7 2.0 0.7 17.8 43.7 0.3 9.1 15.6

Total -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --



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Table 45. Usual drinking location within the past 30 days among surveyed Florida high school students who drank, 2012

My Home

Another

Person's

Home

Car or

Other

Vehicle

Restaurant,

Bar or

Club

Public

Place

Public

Event

School

Property

Some Other

Place

% % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 28.5 51.0 1.6 3.6 3.6 2.2 0.9 8.5

Male 26.8 46.8 2.0 3.3 4.1 2.0 1.2 13.9

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 23.8 46.8 2.7 5.6 5.1 2.3 0.9 12.7

White, non-

Hispanic 27.3 53.4 1.4 1.7 3.3 1.9 0.9 10.1

Age

11 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

13 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

14 38.1 38.8 3.5 1.3 2.9 2.2 1.2 12.0

15 33.0 42.9 1.3 3.3 4.1 1.9 1.2 12.2

16 27.2 50.4 1.6 3.4 4.6 1.8 0.7 10.3

17 23.7 54.1 1.7 2.7 3.9 1.8 1.0 11.1

18 24.9 49.8 2.2 6.0 3.2 2.6 0.8 10.4

Grade

6th -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

7th -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

8th -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

9th 34.8 40.0 2.4 3.1 3.1 1.9 1.2 13.5

10th 31.5 45.8 1.1 2.7 4.9 1.8 0.9 11.2

11th 24.8 54.0 1.5 2.7 4.5 2.0 1.0 9.6

12th 22.2 52.4 2.3 5.3 3.2 2.5 1.0 11.2

Middle School -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

High School 27.8 48.7 1.8 3.5 3.9 2.1 1.0 11.2

Total -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --



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Table 46. Number of drinks consumed, per day, on the days students drank in the past 30 days, among surveyed Florida high

school students who drank, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 or More

% % % % %

Sex

Female 27.7 24.2 18.0 10.8 19.2

Male 21.5 20.2 16.5 10.1 31.7

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 22.2 25.3 18.8 11.7 22.0

White, non-

Hispanic 22.3 19.2 17.7 11.4 29.4

Age

11 -- -- -- -- --

12 -- -- -- -- --

13 -- -- -- -- --

14 40.5 22.4 13.2 5.9 18.0

15 30.4 23.5 17.7 8.9 19.5

16 23.2 24.3 17.4 10.4 24.7

17 21.4 21.5 18.2 11.8 27.1

18 20.3 19.8 17.0 11.8 31.1

Grade

6th -- -- -- -- --

7th -- -- -- -- --

8th -- -- -- -- --

9th 33.1 24.6 15.6 7.8 18.9

10th 27.0 22.4 18.6 9.6 22.4

11th 21.5 23.6 16.4 10.7 27.9

12th 19.8 19.3 18.6 12.8 29.6

Middle School -- -- -- -- --

High School 24.8 22.3 17.3 10.4 25.2

Total -- -- -- -- --



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Table 47. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who reported riding in a vehicle within the past 30 days driven by someone

who had been drinking alcohol or using marijuana, 2012

Alcohol Marijuana

% %

Sex

Female 22.8 25.5

Male 19.9 25.3

Race/Ethnic group

African American 18.3 27.0

Hispanic/Latino 22.0 23.5

White, non-

Hispanic 22.2 25.0

Age

11 -- --

12 -- --

13 -- --

14 18.7 13.0

15 20.9 21.5

16 20.6 26.0

17 22.1 30.5

18 23.7 31.6

Grade

6th -- --

7th -- --

8th -- --

9th 21.3 19.9

10th 20.0 22.5

11th 21.3 29.5

12th 23.1 31.0

Middle School -- --

High School 21.4 25.4

Total -- --


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Table 48. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who reported driving a vehicle within the past 30 days after drinking alcohol

or using marijuana, 2012

Alcohol Marijuana

% %

Sex

Female 7.4 8.8

Male 8.8 13.4

Race/Ethnic group



White, non-

Hispanic 8.8 11.8

Age

11 -- --

12 -- --

13 -- --

14 3.1 3.0

15 5.1 6.5

16 8.1 11.8

17 10.4 15.0

18 12.8 17.0

Grade

6th -- --

7th -- --

8th -- --

9th 5.2 6.2

10th 6.0 8.8

11th 9.8 14.3

12th 12.4 16.5

Middle School -- --


Total -- --


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Table 49. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth reporting that their parents think it is okay for them to drink alcohol “on

special occasions,” “sometimes,” or “whenever I want,” by sex, race/ethnic group, age and grade—2011 to 2012

2011

%

2012

%

Sex

Female 43.5 45.4

Male 44.7 42.5

Race/Ethnic group



White, non-

Hispanic 44.7 47.6

Age

11 -- --

12 -- --

13 -- --

14 46.7 32.9

15 42.9 39.1

16 42.3 43.7

17 45.8 49.5

18 43.4 53.0

Grade

6th -- --

7th -- --

8th -- --

9th 45.4 35.7

10th 41.3 41.0

11th 44.0 47.3

12th 45.9 53.8

Middle School -- --


Total -- --


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Table 50. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who reported gang membership—2002 to 2012

Gang Membership

Have you ever belonged to a gang? Did that gang have name?

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% % % % % % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 4.7 4.9 5.5 4.5 3.6 2.8 26.4 29.3 27.8 29.1 23.3 17.8

Male 9.5 9.5 10.4 9.5 7.6 5.7 33.6 36.9 37.0 39.1 33.3 25.4

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 8.7 9.4 10.2 8.1 6.5 4.4 34.3 42.7 40.7 39.6 31.3 21.3

White, non-

Hispanic 4.9 4.6 5.3 4.4 3.1 2.7 26.4 28.0 26.4 26.9 20.2 16.3

Age

11 4.3 5.0 3.6 3.4 2.3 2.2 21.2 33.8 23.4 44.2 25.0 19.8

12 6.1 5.8 6.7 4.6 4.0 2.8 30.0 29.4 34.2 36.3 31.8 21.8

13 7.3 8.0 8.8 7.8 5.3 4.4 31.9 38.0 38.9 46.0 35.7 33.4

14 7.4 7.9 8.7 8.9 7.2 4.8 35.3 38.6 37.6 46.4 42.3 26.7

15 7.8 7.8 9.1 7.8 6.1 4.4 34.6 38.3 35.4 36.5 31.2 20.4

16 7.2 7.6 8.4 7.5 6.0 4.2 30.1 35.4 34.5 31.0 26.8 19.1

17 6.2 6.0 6.4 6.0 5.6 4.7 26.4 27.4 26.2 25.4 22.9 18.8

18 5.3 3.8 6.8 5.8 4.7 4.9 21.3 16.6 21.0 23.4 17.2 19.0

Grade

6th 6.8 7.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 3.3 30.5 31.3 34.3 43.6 34.2 24.6

7th 7.4 8.2 9.3 7.8 6.4 4.3 34.3 39.6 38.9 45.2 41.7 30.6

8th 8.1 8.4 9.1 8.6 6.6 5.4 35.0 40.3 39.4 48.7 41.8 35.4

9th 7.1 7.2 8.7 8.6 6.4 4.1 34.4 36.8 35.3 37.2 31.0 18.7

10th 6.8 6.8 7.9 6.6 5.4 4.3 28.6 34.7 32.8 30.3 25.4 20.2

11th 6.0 5.6 6.0 6.0 5.1 4.3 25.6 26.2 25.9 25.6 23.1 17.6

12th 5.2 4.9 6.7 4.8 4.2 4.2 20.4 20.8 23.5 20.4 15.3 16.9

Middle School 7.5 7.9 8.6 7.5 5.9 4.3 33.4 37.4 37.8 46.0 39.7 30.6

High School 6.4 6.3 7.5 6.6 5.3 4.2 28.2 30.7 30.1 28.9 23.7 18.4

Total 6.9 7.0 8.0 7.0 5.6 4.3 30.4 33.6 33.2 35.0 29.1 22.4

Note: The prevalence rates for “Did that gang have a name?” exclude students who reported that they have never belonged to a gang.


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Table 51. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who reported gang membership—2011 to 2012

Gang Membership

Are you a gang member now?

2011

%

2012

%

Sex

Female 1.6 1.4

Male 3.9 2.8

Race/Ethnic group



White, non-

Hispanic 1.7 1.6

Age

11 -- --

12 -- --

13 -- --

14 2.6 1.1

15 2.3 1.8

16 2.9 2.3

17 2.9 2.3

18 2.7 2.2

Grade

6th -- --

7th -- --

8th -- --

9th 2.8 2.0

10th 2.7 2.2

11th 2.6 2.3

12th 2.9 2.0

Middle School -- --

High School 2.7 2.1

Total -- --


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Table 52. Reasons for joining a gang, among Florida high school students who have belonged to a gang, 2012

Fun and

Excitement Protection

Friend or

Relative in

Gang

Forced to

Join

To Get

Respect Money

To Fit in

Better

Other

Reasons

% % % % % % % %

Sex

Female 8.7 6.1 6.7 2.1 4.5 3.5 2.0 11.1

Male 10.5 7.8 9.9 1.9 8.4 8.8 3.2 12.2

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 8.4 8.7 11.9 2.9 8.0 8.3 2.3 11.8

White, non-

Hispanic 9.3 6.7 7.0 2.0 6.3 6.4 3.1 10.2

Age

11 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

13 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

14 8.8 7.3 5.5 1.5 5.5 3.7 2.4 7.5

15 9.8 6.0 7.4 1.7 6.2 5.3 2.6 11.9

16 10.3 7.1 9.3 1.9 6.4 6.7 3.1 11.0

17 8.2 6.8 9.2 1.9 7.0 7.3 1.7 13.2

18 11.0 9.7 11.8 3.1 9.4 10.1 4.6 10.7

Grade

6th -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

7th -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

8th -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

9th 9.8 6.9 7.8 2.3 7.3 5.8 2.7 12.1

10th 11.0 6.6 9.2 1.2 5.6 6.3 2.3 12.2

11th 9.8 7.9 9.9 1.2 7.5 7.9 3.1 10.6

12th 8.6 7.2 8.5 3.1 7.7 7.7 2.8 11.8

Middle School -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

High School 9.8 7.2 8.8 2.0 7.0 6.8 2.7 11.7

Total -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --


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Table 53. Percentage of surveyed Florida youth who reported having seen delinquent behavior among gang members at

school this school year, 2012

Fighting Stealing or Robbing Vandalism

(Including Graffiti) Selling Drugs Carrying Weapons

Sex

Female 38.2 21.6 23.8 29.1 14.0

Male 35.2 24.8 25.7 31.8 17.5

Race/Ethnic group


Hispanic/Latino 35.7 25.0 24.6 32.4 14.1

White, non-

Hispanic 36.3 20.4 24.5 29.9 15.5

Age

11 -- -- -- -- --

12 -- -- -- -- --

13 -- -- -- -- --

14 36.1 19.1 20.3 25.7 14.1

15 38.6 22.7 24.2 30.8 15.8

16 38.3 24.5 26.8 32.7 16.5

17 35.2 23.6 24.8 30.4 15.7

18 33.2 23.5 25.3 29.2 15.1

Grade

6th -- -- -- -- --

7th -- -- -- -- --

8th -- -- -- -- --

9th 37.5 21.5 22.2 28.5 15.9

10th 38.5 24.5 26.4 32.3 16.3

11th 36.7 24.9 26.2 31.9 16.4

12th 33.6 22.2 24.7 29.3 14.6

Middle School -- -- -- -- --

High School 36.7 23.3 24.8 30.5 15.8

Total -- -- -- -- --


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Table 54. Percentage of Florida youth with elevated protective factor scale scores, 2012

Middle School High School Overall

Community Domain

Community Rewards for Prosocial Involvement 52 61 57

Family Domain

Family Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement 59 56 57

Family Rewards for Prosocial Involvement 55 54 54

School Domain

School Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement 50 61 57

School Rewards for Prosocial Involvement 52 61 57

Peer and Individual Domain

Religiosity 50 59 55

Protective Factor Average 53 59 56

Note: Because risk is associated with negative behavioral outcomes, it is better to have lower risk factor scale scores, not higher. Conversely, because protective factors are associated with better student

behavioral outcomes, it is better to have protective factor scale scores with high values.


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Table 55. Percentage of Florida youth with elevated risk factor scale scores, 2012


Community Domain

Community Disorganization 47 48 48

Transitions and Mobility 59 62 61

Laws and Norms Favorable to Drug Use 38 35 36

Perceived Availability of Drugs 40 32 36

Perceived Availability of Handguns 23 34 30

Family Domain

Poor Family Management 43 41 42

Family Conflict 38 35 37

Parental Attitudes Favorable toward ATOD Use 19 37 30

School Domain

Poor Academic Performance 41 44 42

Lack of Commitment to School 48 46 47


Peer Rewards for Antisocial Behavior 41 43 42

Favorable Attitudes toward Antisocial Behavior 41 38 39

Favorable Attitudes toward ATOD Use 34 39 37

Low Perceived Risks of Drug Use 43 53 49

Early Initiation of Drug Use 29 30 30

Risk Factor Average 39 41 40




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Table 56. Percentage of youth from the national normative sample with elevated protective factor scale scores


Community Domain

Community Rewards for Prosocial Involvement 56 63 60

Family Domain

Family Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement 59 54 56

Family Rewards for Prosocial Involvement 54 55 55

School Domain

School Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement 57 60 59

School Rewards for Prosocial Involvement 53 58 55


Religiosity 56 62 59

Protective Factor Average 56 59 57




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Table 57. Percentage of youth from the national normative sample with elevated risk factor scale scores


Community Domain

Community Disorganization 47 47 47

Transitions and Mobility 47 46 47

Laws and Norms Favorable to Drug Use 42 42 42

Perceived Availability of Drugs 45 45 45

Perceived Availability of Handguns 25 42 34

Family Domain

Poor Family Management 44 45 45

Family Conflict 42 37 39

Parental Attitudes Favorable toward ATOD Use 23 41 32

School Domain

Poor Academic Performance 45 48 47

Lack of Commitment to School 47 46 46


Peer Rewards for Antisocial Behavior 40 46 43

Favorable Attitudes toward Antisocial Behavior 40 46 43

Favorable Attitudes toward ATOD Use 39 45 42

Low Perceived Risks of Drug Use 40 46 43

Early Initiation of Drug Use 41 46 43

Risk Factor Average 40 45 43




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Table 58. Percentage of Florida middle school students with elevated protective factor scale scores—2002 to 2012

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Community Domain

Community Rewards for Prosocial Involvement 54 51 50 51 51 52

Family Domain

Family Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement 57 55 54 53 56 59

Family Rewards for Prosocial Involvement 53 51 49 49 50 55

School Domain

School Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement 48 44 44 45 47 50

School Rewards for Prosocial Involvement 44 41 42 43 45 52


Religiosity 52 55 53 52 51 50

Protective Factor Average 51 50 49 49 50 53




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Table 59. Percentage of Florida high school students with elevated protective factor scale scores—2002 to 2012

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Community Domain

Community Rewards for Prosocial Involvement 62 61 62 61 61 61 Family Domain

Family Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement 55 53 52 53 55 56 Family Rewards for Prosocial Involvement 54 54 52 54 53 54 School Domain

School Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement 55 57 58 59 60 61 School Rewards for Prosocial Involvement 50 54 55 56 59 61 Peer and Individual Domain

Religiosity 63 62 61 61 60 59 Protective Factor Average 57 57 57 57 58 59




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Table 60. Percentage of Florida middle school students with elevated risk factor scale scores—2002 to 2012

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Community Domain

Community Disorganization 46 47 47 48 51 47

Transitions and Mobility 61 63 62 61 61 59 Laws and Norms Favorable to Drug Use 46 45 44 44 44 38

Perceived Availability of Drugs 50 48 46 49 48 40

Perceived Availability of Handguns 24 25 26 27 25 23 Family Domain

Poor Family Management 51 52 52 49 48 43

Family Conflict 42 44 44 43 42 38

Parental Attitudes Favorable toward ATOD Use 23 24 23 22 22 19

School Domain

Poor Academic Performance 47 47 47 45 43 41

Lack of Commitment to School 54 55 55 55 54 48


Peer Rewards for Antisocial Behavior 42 42 41 42 46 41

Favorable Attitudes toward Antisocial Behavior 48 52 52 48 47 41

Favorable Attitudes toward ATOD Use 47 47 45 40 41 34

Low Perceived Risks of Drug Use 47 44 43 41 44 43

Early Initiation of Drug Use 49 47 43 37 35 29

Risk Factor Average 45 45 45 43 43 39




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Table 61. Percentage of Florida high school students with elevated risk factor scale scores—2002 to 2012

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Community Domain

Community Disorganization 45 46 46 49 50 48

Transitions and Mobility 64 67 65 64 63 62

Laws and Norms Favorable to Drug Use 37 37 36 35 38 35

Perceived Availability of Drugs 45 43 42 40 37 32

Perceived Availability of Handguns 42 41 43 41 38 34

Family Domain

Poor Family Management 49 50 51 49 46 41

Family Conflict 37 37 37 37 37 35

Parental Attitudes Favorable toward ATOD Use 38 40 39 38 38 37

School Domain

Poor Academic Performance 46 47 46 44 46 44

Lack of Commitment to School 48 49 49 47 51 46


Peer Rewards for Antisocial Behavior 39 43 44 42 47 43

Favorable Attitudes toward Antisocial Behavior 43 47 48 47 41 38

Favorable Attitudes toward ATOD Use 43 43 42 40 40 39

Low Perceived Risks of Drug Use 45 44 43 44 49 53

Early Initiation of Drug Use 43 42 39 35 33 30

Risk Factor Average 44 45 45 43 44 41



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